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Say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ With a Plant – Maybe Even One Bred by UF/IFAS

May 5, 2022 Brad Buck, University of Florida IFAS

Mother’s Day is May 8, and flora make for some of the most popular gifts sons and daughters can give their moms, say University of Florida experts. In addition, UF/IFAS scientists actually breed some of them, including highly sought ornamental plants. Indeed, Florida is the sole source of caladium bulbs for the entire world, satisfying the needs of growers and consumers – and a UF/IFAS plant breeder specializes in this variety. …

Breeding Annuals for the Fall Landscape

October 29, 2021 National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture

So, beside mums and marigolds, why are there so few great orange plant offerings in garden centers in the late summer and into fall? …

Terra Nova Nurseries’ Varieties Featured in Large Beijing Plant Displays

September 27, 2021 Terra Nova Nurseries Terra Nova Nurseries

Terra Nova Nurseries, a world leader in plant breeding, today announced its inclusion and participation in eight public plant displays throughout the Chinese capital of Beijing. Thirty Terra Nova varieties were planted in thematic displays on Beijing’s Chang-an Road to commemorate a national holiday. The displays were first unveiled and opened to the public June 28, 2021, and they remained open until the end of August 2021. …

See Ball FloraPlant At The Toronto Botanical Gardens in 2021

February 5, 2021 Ball FloraPlant

This year’s Toronto Botanical Gardens will feature new and exciting plants from Ball FloraPlant and Selecta One. The carefully selected assortment will “light up the Showcase Garden” with stand-outs like Bee’s Knees Petunia, Coleus Dragon Heart, and Dalaya Purple/White Dahlia. …

Tour New Varieties with Four Star Greenhouse Growers

August 26, 2020 Four Star Greenhouse

The Four Star Greenhouse grower team introduces some of the defining features of Proven Winners® 2021 new varieties. …