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Zinnia - Spring 2005 |
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Flower Color, Plot Development Over Time, Data and Comments |
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Data and pictures will be added as time allows. |
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Vinca |
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| Family: | Asteraceae | ||
| Scientific names: | Zinnia violacea Cav. (Syn: Zinnia elegans Jacq.)* and Zinnia angustifolia Kunth** [The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)]. | ||
| Common names: | Common zinnia*, youth-and-old-age* (GRIN); elegant zinnia* and narrowleaf zinnia** [Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)]. | ||
| Native habitat: |
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violacea. Northern America - Mexico: in the northern states of Durango and
Sinaloa; in the central states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco,
Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos and Nayarit (GRIN).
**Z. angustifolia as a parent that is native to: Northern America - United States: in the south-central state of New Mexico; in the southwestern state of Arizona; Mexico: in the northern states of Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas; in the central states of Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacan and Nayarit (GRIN). |
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| Common plant arthropods (insects/other)/other: | Reported arthropod symptoms in literature: broad mite; European corn borer; tobacco budworm, corn earworm; other: brown garden snail (Featured Creatures, U. of Florida). | ||
| Arthropod symptoms observed in past and present trials: in spring 2004, insect feeding on Zinnia violacea foliage and flower was never serious, and lepidopterous larva parasites pupae were seen on the foliage in the unsprayed field. Symptoms of leaf mines on foliage and thrips feeding scars on flower petals were also minor. | |||
| Common plant diseases/other: | Reported disease symptoms in literature: Diseases reported in Florida on Z. elegans (no reports for Z. angustifolia), are: Alternaria zinniae M. G. Ellis (leaf blight), Cercospora zinniae Ell. & G. Martin (leaf spot), Choanephora cucurbitarum (Berk. & Rav.) Thaxt. (blossum rot), Corynespora sp. (leaf spot), Erysiphe cichoracearum DC. (powdery mildew), Pseudomonas solanacearum E. F. Sm. (bacterial wilt), [now Ralstonia solanacearum], Rhizoctonia solani Kuehn (thread blight), Sclerotinia sp. (cottony rot), Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. (southern blight), Xanthomonas camperstris pv. zinniae (Hopkins & Dows) Dye (leaf spot), mosaic - bidens mottle virus. (Index of Plant Diseases in Florida, 1984 revision.). | ||
| Diseases symptoms observed in past and present trials: in spring 2004, powdery mildew on foliage was severe late in the season. Minor lesions were seen on the petals of ‘Magellan Ivory’. No plant deaths occurred from soilborne diseases in the unsprayed field. | |||
| Commercial control: | Greenhouse. | Feld/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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Tall, Gold |
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'Sun Gold' |
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Days to First Flower3 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating4 |
Overall Pest Rating5 |
Overall Performance Rating6 |
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| 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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'Uproar Rose' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
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| 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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Winter |
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Seed germination inside old Z. violaceae flowers: |
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Winter |
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'Zowie! Yellow Flame' |
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| 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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'Magellan Cherry' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
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| 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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6 May (week 111) | 20 May (week 13) | 18 June (week 17) | ||||
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'Zinnita Orange' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating4 |
Overall Pest Rating5 |
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| 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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6 May (week 101) | 20 May (week 12) | 18 June (week 17) | ||||
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'Dreamland Red' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
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| 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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6 May (week 101) | 20 May (week 12) | 18 June (week 17) | ||||
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'Swizzle Scarlet/Yellow' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating4 |
Overall Pest Rating5 |
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| 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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Zinnia angustifolia (narrowleaf zinnia) |
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Orange |
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6 May (week 111) | 20 May (week 13) | 18 June (week 17) | ||||
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'Crystal Orange' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating4 |
Overall Pest Rating5 |
Overall Performance Rating6 |
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| 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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6 May (week 111) | 20 May (week 13) | 18 June (week 17) | ||||
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'Garden Leader Cascade Beauty White' |
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Flower Diameter2 |
Days to First Flower3 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating4 |
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White |
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'Crystal White' |
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