Pansy

Pansy - 2001-2002

CULTIVAR PHOTOS, RATINGS AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION FOUND BELOW. PLEASE READ THE HONORS AND RATING INFORMATION BEFORE LEAVING THIS PAGE.

Family:	Violaceae
Scientific Name:	*Viola × wittrockiana*
Common Names:	Pansy
Common plant pest problems: arthropods such as insects, mites and pill bugs; gastropods such as slugs and snails; plant diseases such as fungus, bacteria and virus.	Insects: Aphids. Disease: Alternaria Leaf Spot, Downy Mildew, Thielaviopsis Root Rot, Cercospora Leafspot.
Pest Control:	University of Florida - EDIS: Pest Management Guides
More Information:	Trial Report, or Other publications on this trial.	Additional Information

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Honors

Best-of-class (BC). We select the best performer in each class, based on the "overall rating". This rating may not be high, if the class does not perform well; also, the rating may not be significantly different from one or more members of the class. If two or more members of a class received the same overall rating, we used another rating to determine BC. If only one cultivar was entered in a class, it automatically becomes uncontested BC. See "Research Papers". Data has been taken to spring 2002; papers are being converted to PDF or in the process of review, and will be added to the trials web page soon. Other "honors" received for these cultivars maybe added at a later date, time permitting. Seed companies may forward these honors (awards) to Rick Kelly.

Rating System

Foliage and flower ratings are combined to generate the "overall rating" listed below for each cultivar within its class. The rating is a 1 to 7 scale: 7- all foliage and flowers free from defects; 4- average foliage and flower condition, minimal plant defects or pest damage to tissue, but still acceptable; 1- foliage and/or flowers with severe defects and/or severely infested with pests and damage unacceptable, making plant undesirable. Plant death due to soilborne pests may be factored into the overall rating, if it is a significant problem. Refer to "Research Papers" for details. Generally, ratings with an "a" are the best in a class. If cultivars share the same letters, those ratings are considered to be similar to each other. If there are no letters, there is only one cultivar in a class or all the members of a class have similar ratings.

Seed sown 4-10 Oct.

Digital photographs of plots: 28 Feb, unless otherwise indicated in comments.

Click on Pansy Color Classes Below or Scroll Down (5 pages).
Black	Blue shades	Blue w/Blotch	Mixes	Orange
Pink w/blotch	Purple (dark) blue-violet	Purple (dark) blue-violet w/white cap	Purple (dark) red-violet w/blotch	Purple (dark) red-violet/white
Purple shades/tints	Purple w/dark eye	Purple w/light eye	Purple/white face with blotch and purple cap (blue-violets)	Red
Red w/blotch	Rose	Rose w/blotch	White	White face w/blotch and rose cap
White w/blotch	White w/yellow	Yellow	Yellow w/blotch	Yellow w/blotch and purple cap (blue-violet)
Yellow w/blotch and red cap
To Viola Classes

Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Black	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-class, uncontested.	'Accord Banner Black Beauty' (Full Listing)	Flower Fields - Goldsmith Seeds	4.8
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Blue Shades	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
		'Atlas Blue' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	4.3 c
		'Atlas Blue Splash' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	4.3 bc
	Best-of-class.	'Nature Blue' (Full Listing)	American Takii	5.8 a
		'Baby Bingo Sky Blue' (Full Listing)	PanAmerican Seed	5.5 a
		'Springtime Mid Blue' (Full Listing)	Floranova Plant Breeders	4.9 b
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Blue W/Blotch	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
		'Panola Blue Blotch' (Full Listing)	PanAmerican Seed	5.2 b	During this trial, the name was changed from Baby Bingo Exp. Blue Blotch.
		'Panola Marina Shades' (Full Listing)	PanAmerican Seed	5.4 a	During this trial, the name was changed from Baby Bingo Exp. Marina.
		'Colossus Deep Blue W/Blotch' (Full Listing)	Syngenta Seeds	4.1 e
		'Fama Dark Eyed Blue Improved' (Full Listing)	E. Benary Seed of America	4.6 d
		'Iona Ocean' (Full Listing)	American Takii	4.1 e
		'Karma Blue Blotch' (Full Listing)	Flower Fields - Goldsmith Seeds	4.8 c
	Best-of-class.	'Nature Ocean' (Full Listing)	American Takii	5.5 a
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Mixes	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-class.	'Baby Bingo All-Seasons Mix' (Full Listing)	PanAmerican Seed	5.7 a	Rep A - The mix is to be entirely reworked for 2003 and renamed 'Panola All- Seasons Mix'.
		'Baby Bingo All-Seasons Mix'			Rep B
		'Baby Bingo All-Seasons Mix'			Rep C
		'Chalon Surpreme Mixed' (Full Listing)	Floranova Plant Breeders	4.0 e	Flower type 1: one of the more unusual color patterns in the mix.
		'Chalon Surpreme Mixed'			A variation of type 1.
		'Fanfare Mixed' (Full Listing)	Floranova Plant Breeders	4.9 c	No pictures of individual flowers.
		'Halloween Mixed' (Full Listing)	Floranova Plant Breeders	4.6 d	No pictures of individual flowers.
		'Watercolors Mix' (Full Listing)	Floranova Plant Breeders	5.2 b	Rep. A. No pictures of individual flowers.
		'Watercolors Mix'			Rep. C. No pictures of individual flowers.