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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.

Speedstar Weiss

Terminated

Bellis perennis L. · Lawn daisy

Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH

1 record

Sunny Delight

Withdrawn

Hakonechloa macra (Munro) Makino · Japanese forest grass

Jack E. Hirsch

1 record

Sumbid 01

Terminated

Bidens ferulifolia (Jacq.) DC. · Apache beggartick

Ralf Schräder

1 record

Samini

Terminated

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Johan David

1 record

South Point

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

1 record

SH 1923

Withdrawn

Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zucc.

Josef Heuger

1 record

Supstripe

Terminated

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson · Chinese silver grass

DARRELL R.PROBST

1 record

Starstruck

Terminated

Amsonia rigida Shuttlew. ex Small x Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

Hans A. Hansen

1 record

Sfera Smaragd

Active

Thuja occidentalis L. · Northern white-cedar

Andrij Stefaniuk

1 record

Super Papagei

Terminated

Tulipa L. · Tulip

J.W. Reus Bloembollen B.V.

1 record

Sumfrut 02

Terminated

Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch. Bip. · Marguerite daisy

Ralf Schräder

1 record

Stafford

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

1 record

SIL Rumika

Terminated

Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium

WOLFGANG SILZE

1 record

Sica 20

Active

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson · Chinese silver grass

Kwekerij Mesker

1 record

RUTBU2016

Active

Buddleja davidii Franch. · Butterfly bush

Pierre Rutten

1 record

SMNBDD

Active

Buddleja davidii Franch. · Butterfly bush

Megan Mathey

1 record

Sunrise

Withdrawn

Begonia x tuberhybrida Voss · Tuberous begonia

Andrew B. Snow

1 record

Strawberries and Cream

Withdrawn

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

GEBR. DE JONG HANDELSKWEKERIJEN BV

1 record

RUIASTWHI

Active

Astrantia major L. · Masterwort

Gebroeders Van Ruiten C.V.

1 record

Sassy Saffron

Active

Coreopsis verticillata L. · Whorled tickseed

Hans A. Hansen

1 record

Silver Sunny

Terminated

Euryops pectinatus (L.) Cass. · Gray-leaf euryops

Franz Veit

1 record

Snow Star

Withdrawn

Astrantia L. · Masterwort

A. Geertings & Zonen B.V.

1 record

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