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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 Chrysanthemum 96 Horseshoe pelargonium 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.

Miss Magenta

Application submitted

Betonica officinalis L. · betony

Future Plants Licentie B.V.

1 record

Okavango

Terminated

Crocosmia Planch. · Montbretia

Paul Lewis

1 record

Parrot

Active

Echinacea Moench. · Coneflower

AB Kwekersrechten B.V.

1 record

Noecfive

Terminated

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Marco van Noort Breeding B.V.

1 record

NOA11321

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Reinhard Noack

1 record

PACPZ16081

Active

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

Martin Geibel

1 record

Nirporex

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

NIRP International S.A.S.

1 record

Orange Beauty

Terminated

Zantedeschia Spreng. · Arum-lily

Zantedeschiagroep Trendflor V.O.F.

1 record

MOT29

Application submitted

Geum coccineum Sm.

Julien Caillarec

1 record

Padre Lemon

Withdrawn

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

PARATY B.V.B.A

1 record

Merlot Clusters

Withdrawn

Tradescantia virginiana L. · Virginia spiderwort

Paul Gooderham

1 record

Missmini

Application submitted

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson · Chinese silver grass

Molter B.V.

1 record

MINSYRU3

Active

Hibiscus syriacus L. · Rose of Sharon

Hortival Diffusion S.A.S.

1 record

NCSX2

Active

Spiraea fritschiana x Spiraea japonica

Thomas G. Ranney, Kultaran Chohan

1 record

Mincharb13221

Application submitted

Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai · Chinese-quince

Hortival Diffusion S.A.S.

1 record

PEARL495

Withdrawn

Echinacea Moench. · Coneflower

AB Kwekersrechten B.V.

1 record

MVNE177

Active

Echinacea purpurea x Echinacea tennesseensis

Marco van Noort Breeding B.V.

1 record

Paraiso

Terminated

Dahlia Cav. · Dahlia

Green Works International B.V.

1 record

Moccachino

Active

Astilbe x arendsii H. Junge · Arends astilbe

Maatschap Dhr. J.W.M. van der Meer en Mw. E.H. van der Meer-Godijn

1 record

Nori

Terminated

Gladiolus L. · Gladiolus

Holtmaat Bloembollen B.V.

1 record

Noortjjras

Terminated

Geranium cinereum Cav. · Grey cranesbill

Marco van Noort Breeding B.V.

1 record

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