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Flower Color, Plot Development Over Time, Data and Comments |
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| Family: | Caryophyllaceae | ||
| Scientific names: | *Dianthus barbatus, **Dianthus - interspecific hybrids | ||
| Common names: | *Sweet William, ** Hybrid Dianthus | ||
| Common plant arthropods (insects/other)/other: | Aphids, mites, armyworms and cutworms. | ||
| Common plant diseases/other: | Disease (Index of Plant Diseases in Florida, 1984 revision.). | ||
| 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 | |
| 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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The dianthus cultivars in this trial share characteristics from different species, flower type being the most significant characteristic in class determination for this crop. Nomenclature for some cultivars varies between seed companies. Therefore, we have grouped Dianthus barbatus together with its interspecific hybrids and organized this class into flower type and color classes. Flower classes are divided into three types: solitary or clustered flowers as double flowered and single flowered classes, and a cymose inflorescence class, typical of D. barbatus, forming a spherical or dome-like display of florets. |
| Dianthus barbatus and Its Interspecific Hybrids Class | ||
| Double Rose/White Class | Single Mixes Class | Cymose1 Inforescence, red Class |
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| Note: data and pictures will be added as time allows. |
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Dianthus |
| Dianthus barbatus and Its Interspecific Hybrids Class |
| Date: | 12 Dec. (week 102) | 26 Dec. (week 12) | 10 Jan. (week 14) | 24 Jan. (week 16) | 10 Feb. (week 19) | 28 Feb. (week 21) | 21 Mar. (week 24) |
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'Dynasty Rose Bicolor' |
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Days to First Flower4 |
Overall Foliage/Flower Rating5 |
Overall Pest Rating6 |
Overall Performance Rating7 |
| 3 Oct. | 3.2 (1.3) | 68 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Honors: New entry. Best-of-class, uncontested. |
| Comments: 'Dynasty Purple', 'Dynasty Red' and 'Dynasty White Blush' were first evaluated at GCREC in the spring of 2003 and are uncontested best-of-class; uncontested, 'Dynasty Rose Bicolor' joins them. |
| 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. |
| Back to the Color of Choice |
| Date: | 12 Dec. (week 10) | 26 Dec. (week 12) | 10 Jan. (week 14) | 24 Jan. (week 16) | 10 Feb. (week 19) | 28 Feb. (week 21) | 21 Mar. (week 24) |
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'Garden Learder Frosted Mix' |
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Cultivar No: 157 |
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Seed Sowing Date |
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Overall Pest Rating |
Overall Performance Rating |
| 3 Oct. | 3.9 (1.5) | 51 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| Honors: 'Garden Learder Frosted Mix' was best-of-class in fall 2000 (Cultivar No: 211). |
| Comments: This is a reevaluation that brings together two cultivars entered in different trials. |
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Single Mixes |
| Date: | 12 Dec. (week 10) | 26 Dec. (week 12) | 10 Jan. (week 14) | 24 Jan. (week 16) | 10 Feb. (week 19) | 28 Feb. (week 21) | 21 Mar. (week 24) |
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'Ideal Sweetheart Mix' |
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Cultivar No: 136 |
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Overall Pest Rating |
Overall Performance Rating |
| 3 Oct. | 3.9 (1.5) | 48 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Honors: 'Ideal Sweetheart Mix' was best-of-class in winter 2002-2003 (Cultivar No: 18). |
| Comments: This is a reevaluation that brings together two cultivars entered in different trials. |
| 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. |
| Back to the Color of Choice |
| Date: | 12 Dec. (week 10) | 26 Dec. (week 12) | 10 Jan. (week 14) | 24 Jan. (week 16) | 10 Feb. (week 19) | 28 Feb. (week 21) | 21 Mar. (week 24) |
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'Amazon Neon Cherry' |
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Seed Sowing Date |
Flower Diameter |
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Overall Pest Rating |
Overall Performance Rating |
| 3 Oct. | 2.3 (0.9) | 124 a | 5.3 a | 5.9 | 5.3 a |
| Honors: 'Amazon Neon Cherry' was best-of-class in spring 2003 (Cultivar No: 113), and remains uncontested best-of-class for its class (cymose inflorescence, very tall red); 'Heritage Crimson' is cymose inflorescence, dwarf red. When compared to 'Heritage Crimson' , 'Amazon Neon Cherry' was the best red with a cymose inflorescence. See note about Dianthus classes. |
| Comments: This is a reevaluation that brings together two cultivars entered in different trials. 'Amazon Neon Mix' (spring 2002); 'Amazon Neon Purple' and 'Amazon Rose Magic' (spring 2003) have also been evaluated in previous trials at GCREC. |
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Single Red |
| Date: | 12 Dec. (week 10) | 26 Dec. (week 12) | 10 Jan. (week 14) | 24 Jan. (week 16) | 10 Feb. (week 19) | 28 Feb. (week 21) | 21 Mar. (week 24) |
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'Heritage Crimson' |
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Seed Sowing Date |
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Overall Performance Rating |
| 3 Oct. | 2.2 (0.9) | 88 | 3.6 b | 5.5 | 3.7 b |
| Honors: 'Heritage Crimson' was best-of-class in winter 2001-2002 (Cultivar No: 139) and remains uncontested best-of-class for its class (cymose inflorescence, dwarf red); 'Amazon Neon Cherry' is cymose inflorescence, very tall red. When compared to 'Heritage Crimson' , 'Amazon Neon Cherry' was the best red with a cymose inflorescence. See note about Dianthus classes. |
| Comments: This is a reevaluation that brings together two cultivars in the same flower color class entered in different trials. 'Amazon Neon Mix' (spring 2002); 'Amazon Neon Purple' and 'Amazon Rose Magic' (spring 2003) have also been evaluated in previous trials at GCREC. |
| 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. |
| FAWN BRADENTON Weather Monthly Summary: | |||||||||||
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| Min | Max | (inches) | 40°F | 45°F | 50°F | 55°F | 60°F | 65°F | 70°F | 75°F | |
| Dec. 2003 | 33.4 | 81.1 | 3.23 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 11.8 | -8.5 | 9.7 | -16.1 | 84.5 | 159.5 |
| Jan. 2004 | 33.6 | 81.6 | 1.85 | 39.9 | 26.1 | -25.3 | -2.7 | 12.7 | 52.4 | 89.8 | 151.5 |
| Feb. 2004 | 37.8 | 82.8 | 4.06 | 9.6 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 9.1 | 5.7 | -24.9 | 19.6 | 112.3 |
| Mar. 2004 | 41.5 | 83.3 | 0.38 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 45.5 | 7.6 | 11.4 | -81.5 | -73.6 | 61.0 |
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ROK |
| 1. D. barbatus-like flowers form an inflorescence seen as a round-topped dense cyme. Some interspecific dianthus hybrids also express this type of inforescence from a D. barbatus parent. The cultivars in this comparison belong to different height classes, but are placed together in this test to provide a meaningful comparison for red cymose inforescence types (The Standard Cyclopedia of Horitculture, by L.H. Bailey. 3 vols. NY: Macmillan Co., 1947). |
| 2. The number of weeks from seed sowing to the date the plant was photographed. Photographs were taken in a field sprayed on demand as needed, after scouting for pests, and a field that is not sprayed at all. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 3. Measured in centimeters and inches [cm (inches)]. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 4. Average number of days from sowing to unfurling of the first flower in the plots. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 5. The average of the combined foliage and flower data in the sprayed field as an expression of cultivar quality. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 6. The average of the combined foliage and flower data in the un sprayed field as an expression of arthropod and disease symptoms. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. |
| 7. The average of the combined overall foliage/flower rating and overall pest rating. If plant death from a soilborne pathogen resulted, this was factored into the rating. Values with an "a" are considered significantly greater than those with a "b", "c", etc., and those without a letter are not considered to be significantly different. See Articles, Papers & Reports for further explanation in the reports. |
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