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Bedding plants

Bedding plant displays are a method of using plants in landscaping that requires strict adherence to geometry, ornamental synchrony, and a high level of agronomic care.

Mentioned in descriptions 13 612 varieties reference book.

Bedding displays involve planting in closed contours, which requires varieties with high habit predictability. For formal compositions, ornamental synchrony is important, where selected species have matching developmental stages, as well as an intensive care regimen, including fertilization, formative pruning, and regular deadheading.

When evaluating a variety for these purposes, habit stability is key: plants must be uniform in height and shape, maintaining compactness throughout the season. Important characteristics include duration of flowering, high ornamental performance, and response to pruning, as the variety must quickly recover its structure after thinning.

The choice of a variety for flower beds depends on the planned composition, where it is critical to consider developmental timelines and the potential for expansion in width and height to avoid overcrowding. Agronomic assessment also includes adaptation to lighting and soil type, and in the case of scaling up, an assessment of propagation ease while maintaining varietal traits.

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Breakdown by crop

Bedding Roses 624 Tulip bed planting 536 Lily Bed Plantings 208 Dahlia Bedding Plantings 106 Bedding plants — Pelargonium zonale 94 Chrysanthemum Bedding 86 Bedding plants — New Guinea impatiens 83 Flowerbed plantings: Hydrangea macrophylla 73 Gladiolus Flowerbed Plantings 62 Pelargonium Bedding 42 Garden Phlox in Bedding 40 Heuchera Bedding 36 Bedding plants — China aster 34 Petunia bedding 32 Echinacea purpurea in bedding schemes 32 Verbena Bedding Plantings 28 Zantedeschia Bedding 26 Bedding plants — Impatiens walleriana 26 Flower Bed Plantings: Hydrangea paniculata 25 Narcissus Bedding 20 Impatiens bedding 20 Alstroemeria Bedding 19 Nemesia Bedding 18 Echinacea in bedding 18

Found in these crops

Rose 1 038 Tulip 595 Lily 270 Bigleaf hydrangea 235 Dahlia 123 Horseshoe pelargonium 96 Chrysanthemum 96 New Guinea Impatiens 92 Gladiolus 73 Coral Flower 64 Panicled hydrangea 60 Garden phlox 54

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

ANEM078

Active

Anemone x lesseri H. R. Wehrh.

Holtmaat Henricus Maria Joseph

2 records

ANEPLARIA

Active

Anemone hupehensis Lemoine · Japanese anemone

Hisashi Tuchida

2 records

Amistad

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

Amiko Red

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

PARATY B.V.B.A

2 records

Amethyst

Active

Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene · Stokes' aster

Seoha Plant Breeding Institute

2 records

Allblusp

Active

Veronica x media Schrad.

WIM VAN DEN HOOGEN

2 records

Ancot

Protection expired

Cotinus Mill. (Rhus L. in part) · Smoke Tree

Antigone Plantvermeerdering B.V.

2 records

All Black

Terminated

Phormium tenax J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. · New Zealand flax

Hillier Nurseries Ltd

2 records

Amiko Orange

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

PARATY B.V.B.A

2 records

Akron

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

Allyn Sprite

Terminated

Photinia Lindl. · Christmas Berry

Virginia Florence Jupp, Noel Charles Jupp

2 records

Adriana Geertruida

Active

Narcissus L. · Daffodil

Q.C.W. van der Salm^^^B. J. van Kampen

2 records

ADAHARLU

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Michel Adam

2 records

Alexia

Active

Helleborus x nigercors J. T. Wall

van Paemel Thierry|Oostkamp, BE

2 records

Adam Saul

Active

Hybrids between Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench and Echinacea paradoxa (Norton) Britton

Saul Robert|Atlanta, GA, US

2 records

15S27

Active

Bidens triplinervia Kunth

Koichiro Nishikawa

2 records

Ile d'Amour

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Firma Appelman

NL
1 record

Bon Bini

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Marax Tulips V.O.F.

NL
2 records

Sb1 09

Withdrawn

Heliotropium arborescens L. · Heliotrope

Franz Piepel

1 record

JS Matu Vu

Withdrawn

Geranium L. · Crane's Bill

Spruyt Select CommV

1 record

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