Transcript Bedding Plants

Bedding Plants
Begonia x semperflorens
Wax Begonias
1. Grow 6”–12” high with
pink, red or white
flowers
2. Spaced 6”-10” and
need direct sunlight
3. May be propagated
from seeds or cuttings
and transplanted
Cultural Requirements
Begonias
1. Time from seeding to market in
packs is about 14 weeks and in
pots is about 16 weeks
2. Small seeds should be lightly
pressed into surface of
germinating medium
3. Germination requires light and
65 - 70 F medium temperature
4. Can be propagated by stem-tip
cuttings
5. Plants do well in full sun to
shade
Pelargonium x hortorum
Geraniums
1. Grow 12”-18”, leaves are
rounded with scalloped
edges, flowers are red,
white or pink and grow on a
stem, flowers have many
petals in a cluster shaped
like a ball. About 2/3 or
plants sold are red. Leaves
are dark green.
2. Need direct sunlight and
10”-12” spacing
3. May be propagated from
seeds or cuttings and
transplanted
Geraniums
1.Time from seeding to market in packs is
about 14 weeks and in pots is about 16
weeks
2.Seeds are large and have to be scarified
because of hard seed coats
3.Seed suppliers usually scarify before
packing for sale. Seeds should be
covered with 1/8 inch of medium
4.Medium (soil mix) should be about 75 F.
5.Can be propagated from cuttings
Pelargonium peltatum
Ivy Leaf Geranium
•Height: Vining
• Clusters of flowers
at end of stems with
leathery scalloped
leaves
•White, red,
peppermint, pink
flowers in umbel
•Deadhead
•Sun-Part Shade
Impatiens
Impatiens
1.
Grow 6”-18” high and have succulent stems, lanceshaped leaves, small and rounded flowers with five petals
and one petal is shaped like a tube that protrudes from the
underside of the flower. Flower colors include pink,
lavender, white, red, purple, salmon and coral.
2. Spaced 12”-18” and
needs partial sun or
shade
3. May be propagated
from seeds or cuttings
Impatiens
1. Time from seeding to
market in packs is about 8
weeks
2. Seeds should be placed
on surface of medium and
covered lightly
3. Germination requires light
and temperature of 60 70 F
4. Can be propagated from
cuttings
5. Have been the number
one bedding crop for many
years
6. Grow well in shade
7. Traditional and New
Guinea Impatiens
Tagetes species (erecta)
African Marigolds
1. Grow from 6” to 4’ tall
with orange or yellow
flowers, have
pungent aroma
2. Spaced 6”-12” apart
and grow best in full
sunlight
3. Grown from seeds
and transplanted
Marigolds
1. Time from seeding to market is about 9
weeks in packs and 10 weeks in pots
2. Seeds should be covered by ¼” of
germinating medium
3. Germinating medium should be 70 -75 F
4. Outdoor plants grow in full light for best
quality
Vary in size from 6” to 4 feet
5. Vary in size from 6” to 4 feet
6. Have pungent aroma—smell like marigolds
7. Have very few cultural problems
Viola x wittrockiana
Pansies
1. Grow from 6”-8” tall
and have moon-faced
flowers in many colors
including blue, purple,
yellow, white, pink and
red
2. Spaced 6”-8” and
grown in full-sun
3. Grown from seeds
and transplanted
4. Cool-season bedding
plant
Pansies
1.Time from seeding to market in packs is
about 12 weeks and 13 weeks in pots
2.Seeds should be planted on surface of
medium and covered with paper to keep
dark
3.Germination medium should be about
70 F
4.Grow in full sun
5. Cool-weather bedding plant
6. Flower is edible
Petunia hybrida
Petunias
1.Grow from 6”-18” tall
and have flowers with
a tube-shaped base.
Flower colors include
red, pink, white, blue
and pastels
2.Spaced 10”-12”
3.Grown from seeds
and transplanted
Petunias
1.Time from seeding to market in packs is
about 10 weeks and 11 weeks in pots
2.Sow seeds on surface of medium; seeds
are very small 285,000/ounce
3.Need light and 70 - 80 F germinating
medium temperature
4.Many different types and colors
5.One of top five annuals in the U.S. for
over 100 years