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Petunia - All Classes - Spring 2002

CULTIVAR PHOTOS, RATINGS AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION FOUND BELOW

[Floribundas]

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Plant Class

Flower Class

Flower Color Class

Floribundas

Single

Blue

Mix

Pink

Purple, Red-Violet (Dark)

Roses

White

Floribundas

Double

Pink

Grandifloras

Single

Blue, Dark

Mixes

Pink

Purple, Blue-Violet (Light)

Purple - Blue Violet (Light)/Red

Purple - Red-Violet (Dark)

Red

Salmon

Whites

Millifloras

Single

Mixes

Purple, Blue-Violet (Light)

Multifloras

Single

Mixes

Pinks

Purple, Dark Blue-Violet/White

Red/White

Rose

Rose/White

Salmon

Spreading

Single

Blue, Dark

Pink

Pink, Light

Salmon, Dark

Salmon, Light

Spreading - Purple, Blue-Violet (Dark)

Spreading - Purple, Blue-Violet (Light)

Purple, Red- Violet (Very Dark)

Purple, dark red- violet (Dark)

Red

Roses

Whites

Tall Spreading

Single

Purple-Very Red-Violet (Dark)

Purple, Blue-Violet (Light)

Purple, Red-Violet (Dark)

White


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Family:	Solanacearum
Scientific Name:	Petunia x hybrida Hort. Vilm.-Andr.	More about petunia breeding from Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) website: Introducing... Petunia Genetic Research.
Common Names:	Petunia; garden petunia
Common Pest Problems:	Insects/other: aphids, caterpillars, thrips, mites, thrips and whiteflies. Disease: botrytis blight, phytophthora crown rot
Pest Control:	University of Florida - EDIS: Pest Management Guides
More Information:	Trial Report, or Other publications on this trial. [not entered yet]	Additional Information

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.

Petunias planted April 1 and 2; plots photographed May 5, 2002. See "full listings" for view of large pictures, later pictures (if any), and more information.

The Floribundas
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Double - Pink	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Double Madness Pink' (Full Listing)	Ball Seed Company	4.8*	271. Uncontested. *No pest rating. Performance for foliage and flower quality only evaluated in sprayed land.
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Single - Blue	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Celebrity Mid Blue' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	5.7	141. Uncontested.
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Single - Mix	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
		'Clear Madness Mix' (Full Listing)	Ball Seed Company	5.6	19. Reps. A and C.
		'Clear Madness Mix'
		'Clear Madness Mix'
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Waterfall Madness Mix' (Full Listing)	Ball Seed Company	5.7	20. Reps. A and B.
		'Waterfall Madness Mix'
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Single - Pink	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Celebrity Chiffon Morn Improved' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	5.6	140. Uncontested.
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Single - Purple - Dark Red-Violet	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
		'Celebrity Burgundy Improved' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	5.4	139.
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Magenta Madness' (Full Listing)	Ball Seed Company	5.5	272.
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Single - Rose	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Celebrity Rose' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	5.5	111. Uncontested.
Thumbnails	Honors	Class - Floribunda Single - White	Seed Company	Overall Rating	Comments
	Best-of-Class 2002	'Celebrity White' (Full Listing)	Bodger Seeds	5.0	142. Uncontested.

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