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Vinca |
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Vinca |
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| Family: | Geraniaceae |
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| Scientific names: | Pelargonium ×hortorum L. H. Bailey [The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)]. | ||
| Common names: | Bedding geranium, fish geranium, horseshoe geranium, house geranium, zonal geranium and zonal pelargonium (GRIN). | ||
| Native habitat: | Only listed as cultivated (GRIN). | ||
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| Common plant arthropods (insects/other)/other: | Reported arthropod symptoms in literature: Aphids, four-lined plant bug, whitefly. Other reported arthropods: tobacco budworm [Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); twospotted spider mite [Tetranychus urticae Koch (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae)]; cyclamen mite [Phytonemus pallidus (Banks) (Arachnida: Acarina: Tarsonemidae)], corn earworm [Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)] (Featured Creatures. University of Florida.). | ||
| Arthropod symptoms observed in this trial: beet armyworm. | |||
| Common plant diseases/other: | Reported disease symptoms in literature: Alternaria alternaria leaf spot; Botrytis cineria gray mold, Pseudomonas cichorii bacterial leaf spot, Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii, bacterial leaf spot, stem rot, Fusarium sp; Phytophthora sp., root rot; Pythium spp., black leg, stem rot; and Sclerotinium sp., stem rot. Other diseases identified on crop: Bipolaris maydis leaf spot, petal spot; Cercospora brunkii, leafspot; Colletotrichum sp., leaf spot; Cylindrocladium scoparium, leaf and flower spot; Drechslera setariae, leaf spot and petal spot; Erwinia carotovora, bacterial leaf spot. Glomerella sp., stem rot; Phyllosticta sp., leaf spot; Puccinia peargonii-zonalis, rust; plant viruses: crinkle virus, cucumber mosaic virus, tobacco ringspot virus and tomato ringspot virus; Physiological: edema (Index of Plant Diseases in Florida. 1984. Division of Plant industry. Bulletin 11). | ||
| Diseases symptoms observed in this trial: gray mold on flowers and crown rot (severe for some cultivars) from Fusarium oxysporum. | |||
| Commercial control: | Greenhouse. | Field/shade house. | |
| Arthropod information: | Pests identified on crops. | Florida pest facts and images. | |
| Disease information: | Plant Disease Facts (Pennsylvania State University) | The American Phytopathological Society | |
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| Performance evaluations: | Trial reports and other publications. | ||
| More resources: | Additional information. | ||
| Honors: | Best-of-class (BC). We select the best performer in each class, based on the "overall performance rating". This rating may not be high, if the class does not perform well (indicating a possible need for improvement in the class). The rating may be significantly different from one or more members of the class. If two or more members of a class received the same highest overall performance rating, we used another rating (such as overall foliage/flower rating or flower average rating) to determine BC. If only one cultivar was entered in a class, it automatically becomes uncontested BC. BC is evaluated in future trials against the performance of new entries in the same class. Refer to a report in "Articles, Papers & Reports" for detailed information. In addition to BC, other "honors" received for these cultivars may be added to BC at a later date, time permitting. Seed companies may forward these honors (awards) to Rick Kelly. |
| Rating System: | 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 performance rating, if it is a significant problem. Refer to a report in "Articles, Papers & Reports" for details. If listed, 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. |
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Orange shades/tints class |
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'BullsEye Salmon' |
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| Cultivar No: 18 | |||||||
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Flower Diameter2 |
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| 10 Feb. | 3.3 (1.3) | 91 | 4.9 b | 4.0 b | 4.4 b |
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| Comments: New for spring 2004. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Orange shades/tints class |
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'Horizon Coral Spice' |
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| Cultivar No: 219 | |||||||
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Long after trials - Nov. 26. |
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Flower Diameter2 |
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| 10 Feb. | 3.8 (1.5) | 85 | 5.5 a | 5.6 a | 5.5 a |
| Honors: Best-of-class. |
| Comments: Best-of-class established in winter 2002-2003. If you note the pictures taken in Nov., 'Horizon Coral Spice' was the only healthy-looking geranium, and all plots were doing well without irrigation long after trials ended in July . |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Pink (light) class |
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'BullsEye Light Pink' |
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| Cultivar No: 21 | |||||||
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Flower Diameter2 |
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| 10 Feb. | 3.0 (1.2) | 89 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Honors: Best-of-class. |
| Comments: New for spring 2004. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Pink (light) class |
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1 May (week 12) | 14 May (week 13) | 31 May (week 16) | 24 June (week 19) | |||
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'Maverick Quicksilver' |
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| Cultivar No: 217 | |||||||
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| 10 Feb. | 3.0 (1.2) | 89 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
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| Comments: Best-of-class established in spring 2002; replaced in spring 2004 by 'BullsEye Light Pink'. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Purple, red violet class |
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'Bullseye Cherry' |
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| Cultivar No: 20 | |||||||
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Seed Sowing Date |
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| 10 Feb. | 3.6 (1.4) | 91 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
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| Comments: New for spring 2004. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Purple, red violet class |
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'Maverick Violet' |
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| Cultivar No: 218 | |||||||
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Seed Sowing Date |
Flower Diameter2 |
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Overall Performance Rating6 |
| 10 Feb. | 3.9 (1.5) | 89 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Honors: Best-of-class. |
| Comments: Best-of-class established in spring 2002. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Scarlet class |
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'BullsEye Scarlet' |
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| Cultivar No: 19 | |||||||
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Seed Sowing Date |
Flower Diameter2 |
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| 10 Feb. | 3.8 (1.5) | 93 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 b |
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| Comments: New for spring 2004. |
| Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial. These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems. |
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Scarlet class |
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'Horizon Scarlet' |
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