Table 1

	*Abutilon (A. x hybridum* Hort.); flowering maple or Chinese bell flower**
	Red shades/tints class

Bella Deep Coral	PanAmerican Seed	10^y	16	6.1	57	11.3
Bella Red	PanAmerican Seed	10^NS	13^NS	6.7^NS	63^NS	12.0^NS


	Orange shades/tints class

Bella Apricot	PanAmerican Seed	10 b	15	5.8 a	66 a	7.8
Bella Salmon	PanAmerican Seed	13 a	15^NS	7.1 b	53 b	13.3^NS

	*Ageratum (A. houstonianum Mill.); Mexican ageratum; floss flower*
	Dwarf - pink shades/tints class

Hawaii Shell Pink	Bodger Seeds	13	22	----^z	64	5.3

	Tall - blue class

Leilani Blue	Goldsmith Seeds	37	33	----	65	5.5

	*Alyssum [Lobularia maritima* (L.) Desv.]; sweet alyssum**
	Purple - dark blue violet shades/tints class

Wonderland Deep Purple	Bodger Seeds	6	11	----	28	3.8

	Purple - light blue violet shades

Wonderland Lavender	Bodger Seeds	5	12	----	30	5.8

	*Basil, ornamental (Ocimum basilicum* L.)**
	Purple/cream w/green leaf class

Magical Michael	PanAmerican Seed	31	31	----	77	6.0

	*Begonia, angel-wing leaf (B. x hybrida* Hort.)**
	Pink class

Dragon Wing Pink	PanAmerican Seed	21	36	3.5	110	12.0

	*Begonia, fibrous rooted (B. x semperflorens-cultorum* Hort.)**
	Red w/green leaf class

Olympia Sprint Red	Ernst Benary of America	17	22	3.4	76	11.0

	Rose w/green leaf class

Olymipa Sprint Rose	Ernst Benary of America	16	25	3.6	78	10.7

	White w/green leaf class

Olympia Sprint White	Ernst Benary of America	17	25	3.6	78	10.7

*Celosia (C. argentea* L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze Childsii Group); braincoral cockscomb**
Red shades/tints w/bronze leaf class

Prestige Scarlet	Sakata Seed America	19	28	5.4	38	----

	Dianthus - interspecific hybrids
	Tall - white to pink color shift class [D. chinensis (Linn.) X D. barbatus (Linn.)]

First Love	Ball Seed	27	18	2.9	60	8.5

	Tall - pink class (D. interspecific)

Melody Pink	Sakata Seed America	36	21	2.8	64	7.0

	Tall - white class (D. interspecific)

Melody White	Sakata Seed America	30	21	2.5	54	18.5

	*Gazania [G. rigens* (L.) Gaertn. (syn. G. splendens Hort.)]; treasure flower**
	Bronze class

Kiss Bronze	Goldsmith Seeds	8	20	5.2	54	8.8

	Bronze to yellow class

Kiss Bronze Star	Goldsmith Seeds	8	21	5.1	53	8.3

	Mixes class

Kiss Mixture	Goldsmith Seeds	9	21	6.1	59	10.8

	Orange class

Kiss Orange	Goldsmith Seeds	9	21	6.0	58	12.0

	Rose to white class

Kiss Rose	Goldsmith Seeds	9	20	5.4	55	11.0

	White class

Kiss White	Goldsmith Seeds	9	21	5.3	58	13.3

	Yellow class

Kiss Yellow	Goldsmith Seeds	10	21	5.5	56	10.3

	Yellow shades/tints class

Kiss Golden Yellow	Goldsmith Seeds	9	19	5.6	60	11.5

	Lobelia interspecific hybrids (L. speciosa Sweet; hybrids of L. fulgens Willd., L. cardinalis Linn., and L. siphilitica Linn.)
	Purple - dark red violet class

Fan Burgundy	Ernst Benary of America	7	18	----	142	----

	*Lobelia (L. erinus* Linn.); trailing/edging lobelia**
	Purple - blue violet shades/tints class

Palace Lilac	Bodger Seeds	8	12	1.4	63	12.5

	Blue shades/tints class

Palace Sky Blue	Bodger Seeds	9	14	1.3	56	9.5

	*Marigold (Tagetes erecta* Linn.); African marigold**
	Mixes class

Atlantis Mixture	Bodger Seeds	24	26	6.4	53	11.8
Inca II Mix	Goldsmith Seeds	25^NS	26^NS	7.3^NS	47^NS	6.8^NS

	*Marigold (Tagetes patula* Linn.); French marigold**
	Dwarf - double gold class

Bonanza Gold	PanAmerican Seed	22	28	5.0	38	7.8

	Dwarf - double orange class

Bonanza Orange	PanAmerican Seed	26	30	5.0	37	5.8

	Dwarf - double orange shades/tints class

Safari Tangerine	Bodger Seeds	28	33	5.6	44	5.5

	Dwarf - double red/gold class

Safari Red	Bodger Seeds	27	30	5.2	48	6.3

	*Melampodium (M. paludosum* H.B. & K.)**
	Gold class

Million Gold	American Takii	16	22	2.6	65	6.0

	*Nierembergia (N. caerulea* Gillies ex Miers); cupflower**
	White class

Mont Blanc	American Takii	16	22	2.6	65	6.0

	*Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum annuum* Linn.)**
	Yellow to orange to red w/green leaf class

Chilly Chili	PanAmerican Seed	18	21	----	58	3.3

	Dwarf - Yellow to orange to red fruit w/green leaf class

Explosive Blast	Syngenta Seed	11	19	----	61 a	9.0
Explosive Ignite	Syngenta Seed	11^NS	24^NS	---	54 b	6.0^NS

	Purple to red fruit w/purple leaf class

Explosive Ember	Syngenta Seed	22	22	----	62	4.3

	*Osteospermum (O. ecklonis* (DC.) Norlindh**
	Mixes class

Passion Mix	American Takii	19	25	5.6	81	7.5

	*Phlox (P. drummondii* Hook.); annual phlox**
	Mixes class

Patriot Mix	Ball Seed	16	28	2.5	59	14.3

	*Platycodon (Platycodon grandiflorum* A.DC.); ballonflower**
	Double - blue class

Astra Semi-double Blue	Daehnfeldt	9	11	5.8	97*	2.0*

	Pink class

Astra Pink	Daehnfeldt	10	12	4.4	102	2.5

	White class

Astra White	Daehnfeldt	11	13	6.6	90	11.3

	*Portulaca (P. grandifora* Hook.); moss rose**
	Orange shades/tints class

Sundial Peach	Bodger Seeds	8	30	5.3	39	4.8

	*Rudbeckia (R. hirta* Linn.); black-eyed Susan**
	Mixes class

Becky Mix	American Takii	14	29	9.7	95	18.5

	*Salvia (S. splendens Ker-Gawl.); scarlet sage*
	Dwarf - red/green class

Sangria	American Takii	25	17	4.6	60	4.8

	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus Linn.)
	Medium - double; yellow/brown class

Lemon Eclair	Ball Seed	86	53	15.9	54	4.5

	Medium - double; yellow/green class

Starburst Aura	Ball Seed	74	48	17.0	33	3.5

	Medium - dark red class

Chianti	Ball Seed	118	47	13.2	56	10.0

	Medium orange class

Dorado	Ball Seed	77	60	21.8	50	12.0

	Tall - red/gold class

Sundown	Ball Seed	144	75	18.9	60	5.8

	*Tithonia (T. rotundifolia* S.F. Blake); Mexican sunflower**
	Dwarf - orange class

Fiesta Del Sol	Ernst Benary of America	43	45	6.6	44	4.4

	*Torenia (T. fournieri* Linden ex Fourn.); bluewings or wishbone flower**
	Purple - dark blue violet/white class

Duchess Burgundy	Ernst Benary of America	17	21	2.6	56	6.5

	Verbena (Verbena x hybrida Groenl. & Ruempl.); garden verbena
	Mixes class

Crystal Ball Mix	Ball Seed	20 b	31 b	5.7 a	53 a	13.5
Quartz Waterfall Mix	PanAmerican Seed	17 b	28 b	5.5 a	50 b	10.5
Serenity Mix	American Takii	29 a	61 a	3.6 b	49 b	10.5

	Red/white class

Quartz Red Eye	PanAmerican Seed	18	30	5.5	51	8.5

	*Zinnia (Z. angustifolia* H.B. & K.); narrow leaved zinnia**
	White class

Crystal White	American Takii	14	25	3.0	45	10.3

	*Zinnia (Z. elegans* Sesse & Moc.); garden zinnia**
	Gold class

Sun Gold	Sakata Seed America	33	36	9.9	42	6.3

	Mixes class

Sun Mix	Sakata Seed America	37	40	9.9	41	7.3

	Red class

Sun Red	Sakata Seed America	41	40	10.3	46	6.3

	*Zinnia - interspecific hybrids (Z. hybrida* Hort.Par.ex Poir.); narrow leaf zinnia x garden zinnia**
	Red shades/tints class

Profusion Cherry	Sakata Seed America	15	25	4.9	55	2.5

	Orange class

Profusion Orange	Sakata Seed America	14	26	5.0	53	4.0

	White class

Profusion White	Sakata Seed America	15	25	4.6	53	3.5
^w 1.0 inch = 2.54 cm. Data taken in sprayed on the following dates: 27 June (begonia); 8-9 May (sunflower); 22 May (tithonia); 16 April (marigold, ornamental basil, melampodium, and zinnia); 20 April (alyssum); 30 April (celosia, nierembergia, portulaca, salvia, torenia, and verbena); 1 May (abutilon, ageratum, dianthus, gazania, and phlox); 9 May (lobelia, osteospermum, platycodon, and rubbeckia); 1 Aug. (ornamental peppers). ^x Flower data: first flower is the average number of days from seed sowing to the unfurling of the first flower and the last flower in plot or flat. Data was collected from four plots containing 5 (sunflower and tithonia) or 6-plants/plot. No growth regulation was required for these crops. ^y Mean separation within classes by LSD, P < 0.05. ^z No data taken for flower diameter or fruit size for these species: ageratum, alyssum, basil, or ornamental pepper.