As the market requires ornamentals grown with fewer pesticides, fewer growth regulators might be the next issue. Therefor, Dr. Dirk Ludolph from the Training and Research Institute for … [Read more...]
New directions for success of Australian wildflowers
February 25, 2014
The theme of the 9th Australian Wildflower Conference which will be held on June 21 in Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia, is ‘Wildflowers - new directions … [Read more...]
US plant trials ratings are now accessible to industry
February 25, 2014
After its creation in 2012, the Plant Trial Database announces that there is now an appropriate amount of plant trialing data to share with the industry. The initial concept of an online … [Read more...]
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Coreopsis: most compact of verticillata hybrids
February 24, 2014
As one of its Sneak Peeks US based Terra Nova Nurseries introduced for 2014 Coreopsis ‘Firefly’. The new variety should make perfectly formed mounds of dense thread-like foliage that are … [Read more...]
Leaves of golden spirea do not burn
February 21, 2014
Spiraea ‘Lonspi', trade name Sparkling Champagne has already been some years around in the UK. Royalty management agency ProVar lauched this hybrid in 2010 and presented it on the 2011 HTA … [Read more...]
Best Future Possibility poinsettias
February 21, 2014
At the 2013 POP Trial (Poinsettias of Pennsylvania - US) 112 different poinsettia cultivars from several of the top breeders in the US and Europe were entered. The winners of the 2013 … [Read more...]
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‘Awarded Skimmia might restore gardeners’ confidence’
February 21, 2014
“Gardeners are often disappointed by skimmias. The foliage looks pale and sickly, the berries are scattered over the plant and never make a dramatic display”, states Graham Rice on his My … [Read more...]
White poinsettias stand out in German trial
February 21, 2014
In the 2013 poinsettia trial at the State Horticultural College and Research Institute Heidelberg (Germany) two white varieties stood out: Christmas Beauty Lime (pictured) und Princettia … [Read more...]
Reducing production period of pot plants by a quarter
February 21, 2014
A substantial shorter production time is often considered as a breakthrough in breeding. However, breeding is not the only thing that counts. In recent trials at the Netherlands’ Wageningen … [Read more...]
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Pelargonium variety attracts people and chases mosquitoes away
February 20, 2014
The SAXbreeding division of German young plant producer Kühne introduced at the last month held international trade fair IPM 2014 in Essen, Germany Pelargonium Mosquitaway Eva, a strong … [Read more...]
