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Introduction
Greenhouse
& Garden
Trial Results
North Texas
Winner's Circle Awards
People's
Picks
Weather
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WELCOME TO THE EAST TEXAS BEDDING PLANT PACK & GARDEN
TRIALS
These trials
are designed to generate information on greenhouse and field performance of bedding plants
for both industry and consumers.
I welcome your comments on how the usefulness of the information
presented can be improved.
--Brent Pemberton
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NORTH TEXAS
WINNER’S CIRCLE AWARDS
Dr.
Brent Pemberton
Texas AgriLife Research and
Extension Center at Overton
Jimmy Turner
Dallas Arboretum and
Botanical Garden
Each year plants are chosen
which are outstanding performers at
these three locations.
2007 Winners
Celosia New Look Dark Red - Benary
Coleus Tiny Toes -
Proven Winners®
Dorotheanthus Mezoo
Trailing Red - S&G
Euphorbia 'Burgundy Wine' - Proven Winners®
Iresine Blazin Lime -
Ball FloraPlant
Juncus Blue Arrows - PanAmerican
Lantana Luscious Tropical Fruit - Proven Winners®
Talinum Limon -
PanAmerican
Zinnia, Profusion
Knee-High Red - Sakata
Zinnia Solcito - PanAmerican
Vinca Cora Series - Goldsmith
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THE 2009 FIELD DAY
WILL BE
THURSDAY,
JUNE 25 !!!
See Map and Schedule
THE PEOPLE’S PICKS: Field Day 2008
Over 150 visitors participated in voting for their favorite plant entry at
the 2008 Horticulture Field Day in Overton. Although there were several
hundred entries to choose from, the following plants were this year's
winners.
(see voting tally here)
Basil Boxwood
Purselane Rio Scarlet
Coleus Mariposa (sun)
Ornamental Napier -
Grass Princess
Petunia, Trailing Jamboree-
Light Blue
Coleus Indian Summer (sun)
Salvia Oasis Red
Veronica Sunny Border Blue
Coleus Kong Salmon Pink-
(shade)
Petunia, Trailing Supertunia -
Rasberry Blast
Salvia Mystic Spires Blue
Eucomis Purple -
Pineapply Lily
Thunbergia battescombei
Zinnia Profusion -
Knee High Red
Rudbeckia Tiger Eye-
Experimental Gold |
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Check out the
March 2007
Texas Highways
magazine
for an article
about us!
HOW
DO WE DO IT?
Our trials have
been featured in
HortTechnology, a publication of the American Society for
Horticultural Science. Click here
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