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Best-of-Class Floral Display |
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Spring 2004 |
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When we have time in between our variety trial and plant breeding research, we plant a small display of best-of-class selections in front of the main entrance to the research center. This season's display was planted sometime in late April. Some plugs were getting "old" by the time we found time to set them in the ground, but performance has been good. The planting contains a number (but not all) of the many good performers evaluated in past trials. We will try and display pictures of this landscape project over time. Much grander and comprehensive displays my be found at the public gardens. |
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The flag flies at half mast for the death of President Reagan with the glow of developing bedding plants thriving in the summer heat. |
French marigold (Tagetes patula) 'Boy Spry' (PanAmerican Seed) has remained best-of-class for a several years; seen here gowing among hybrid zinnias and the African marigold (Tagetes erecta) 'Inca II Gold' (Flower Fields - Goldsmith Seed). |
In the background can be seen the still-flourishing dianthus 'Melody Blush Pink', originally planted last winter. This part of the landscape contains a variety of dianthus that include 'Amazon Rose Magic', 'Dynasty Red' and 'Noverna Purple'. Zinnias include 'Profusion White', and 'Swizzle Scarlet & Yellow', along with rudbeckia 'Toto Rustic'. |
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| Dianthus 'Amazon Rose Magic'. | Rudbeckia 'Toto Rustic' - Ernst Benary of America |
Small developing plants of zinnia 'Swizzle Scarlet & Yellow' - Flower Fields - Goldsmith Seed. |
Annual phlox (Phlox drummondii) 'Grammy Pink/White' |
Peeking out amid the petunias and verbena is a Dahlberg daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba), with its small yellow flowers seeds itself every year, as well as does torenia (not shown here). |
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| Explorer Rose (Sakata Seed America) growing with the blue-violet Verbena rigida. | Verbena rigida 'Santos' - Kieft Seeds Holland |
Begonia 'Prelude Pink' (Ball Seed) just getting a foothold. |
Ageratum (A. houstonianum) 'Fields Blue' - Syngenta Seeds. | |||
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View these and many more best-of-class flowers in the Current & Recent Trials and the Trial Archives. Also visit the four best-of-class displays at four of Florida's premier public gardens. Visit all of Florida's public gardens to take in the natural and exotic floral beauty, and to learn more about these plants and and their importance. This is a part of Florida you really want to make yours. Click on the gator to find other gardens:
Best-of-class (BC) may perform significantly better than others in the same class, other flowers not selected as BC my have similarly good evaluations. Sometimes best-of-class does poorly, because no cultivar in the class has done well in the trials we conduct in this environment. We only recommend and display those flowers that perform well here. To read the thorough evaluations of all the cultivars, visit Articles, Papers & Reports to get the details on all the good selections. A simple list of all the good cultivars will appear on our website in the near future. |
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Note The
information in this pictorial display shows landscaping results and does
not provide recommendations for crop production.
Where trade names are used, no discrimination is intended or
endorsement implied.
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