E W H E R E 



THE NEW 



Try IPM school. 

 (See page 6.) 



plant cultivar Miracle Salmon' im- 

 pressed judges with its uniform 

 centered flowers which were long 

 lasting and did not fade, its light 

 pleasant scent, and its compact 

 habit. 



Plants germinate in 3-4 weeks 

 and in 8-10, they reach the two-leaf 

 stage At this point, growers should 

 transplant seedlings into intermediate- 

 sized containers, leaving the corm 

 slightly above soil level to discour- 

 age crown rot. 



About 16-18 weeks after sowing, 

 they should be transplanted into 3- 

 inch containers 



Night temperatures of 65-70F are 

 best for the first few weeks with re- 

 duced temperatures (60-65F) desir- 

 able for intermediate-sized plants. 



Finished crops hold at 55-60F. 

 The plant finishes in 23-26 weeks 

 in 3- and 4-inch containers. 



For more: FloraStar. PO Box 27517, 

 Lansing, Ml 48P09; telephone: (517) 

 694-7700. 



Name Change Approved 



(from the Massachusetts 

 Nurserymen's Association Nursery 

 News. April, 1994) 



On January first. 1995, the Massa- 

 chusetts Nurserymen's Association 

 will no longer exist In its place 

 will be the "Massachusetts Nursery 

 & Landscape Association." The 

 name change, approved by mem- 

 bers at this year's annual meeting 

 in January, was made simply to 

 better represent the membership 

 "the name 'MNLA' more clearly de- 

 fines the diversity we enjoy within 

 our organization." 



Trends 



(from a conversation with |udy 

 lohnson of O'Donal's Nurseries in 

 Maine Landscape & Nursery Association 

 Newsletter, Summer, 1994). 



"Perennials, perennials, perenni- 

 als ..not only are people continuing 

 their interest in perennials, they're 

 getting specific: they're buying for 

 a specific purpose." They're more 



educated — "They're not just asking 

 for a viburnum; they're asking for a 

 Viburnum opulus. ." Water gardens — 

 "Last year the retail customer 

 showed great interest in water fea- 

 tures for their yards. This year 

 they're craving the information 

 needed to keep the water garden 

 at its best" There's more interest 

 in landscape lighting and containe 

 gardening "is the up-and-coming 

 "vogue" — easy, quick, with the po 

 tential for much creativity and flex 

 ibility of design." 



The "Instant" garden: "we've no 

 ticed at O'Donal's a desire fo 

 larger, more well-established plants 

 this spring" ..all this, along with re 

 quests for low-maintenance plants 

 green screens, winter-hardy variet 

 ies, and longer-lasting bloom 



MORE AWARD WINNERS 



Miracle Salmon' MInl-cyclamen 



(from Greenhouse Manager. July, 1994) 

 FloraStar has named Goldsmith 

 Seed's 'Miracle Salmon' mini-cycla- 

 men as an outstanding new potted 



Waller's Sorbet Violas 



(from Greenhouse Grower. June, 1994) 



Greenhouse Grower's 1994 Medal of 

 Excellence has gone to the Sorbet 

 Viola cornula series from Waller 

 Flowerseed Company in Guada- 

 lupe, California. 



Attributes include "F-1 hybrid 

 vigor, earliness, uniform flowering 

 (within a five-day window across 

 the series), compact and uniform 

 habit, free-flowering ability, "face- 

 up" bloom presentation, good ger- 

 mination rate (85% minimum) and 

 unusual colors ('Blackberry Cream,' 

 "Blueberry Cream,' "Lemon Chiffon,' 

 "Purple Duet,' "Yellow Frost' — and 

 Waller expects to add more in the 

 future)." 



Bred for the spring and fall mar- 

 ket. Sorbets are "tolerant of tem- 

 perature extremes and overwinter 

 well in temperate climates. They've 

 performed well in southern trials 

 and will be undergoing trials in the 

 northern US " 



For information, the Greenhouse 

 Grower phone number (Willoughby, 

 Ohio) is (216) 942-2000. 



AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 1994 



