Great Bedding Plants for the Homeowner A trial garden perspective

Canadian Greenhouse Conference October 5, 2016 Rodger Tschanz Department of Plant Agriculture University of Guelph

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Four Trial Sites

Rationale for Guelph’s Trial Garden Program

Research – evaluate the suitability of the genetic material for the Ontario garden. Marketing – help develop a demand for new plant introductions in next year’s garden season. Educational Tool - for the horticultural industry, students and the public.

Some of the participating breeders and suppliers

AAS Trial - Bedding Plant Flower Trials - Vegetative Flower Trials

(new in 2014) - Perennial Flower Trials (new in

2016)

Some Recent AAS Winners from Seed Celosia ‘Asian Garden’ 2017 AAS Flower Award Winner Award Type: National Winner

Dianthus Jolt™ Pink F1 2015 AAS Bedding Plant Award Winner Award Type: National Winner

Petunia ‘Tidal Wave® Red Velour F1’ 2015 AAS Flower Award Winner Award Type: National Winner

Salvia ‘Summer Jewel™ Lavender’ 2016 AAS Flower Award Winner Award Type: Regional Winner (Southeast, Heartland, Great Lakes)

Source:all-americaselections.org

Celosia ‘Asian Garden’ 2017 AAS Flower Award Winner Trial Bed: Guelph Date: September 26, 2016

Celosia ‘Asian Garden’ 2017 AAS Flower Award Winner Container Trial Location: Vineland Date: August 16, 2016

Future All America Selections Winner? Guelph–August 19, 2016

Future All America Selections Winner? Guelph–August 19, 2016

AAS Winners from Cuttings Pelargonium ‘Brocade Cherry Night’ 2016 AAS Flower Award Winner

Pelargonium ‘Brocade Fire’ 2016 AAS Flower Award Winner

Impatiens Bounce™ Pink Flame PPAF 'Balboufink' 2015 AAS Flower Award Winner

Impatiens SunPatiens® Spreading Shell Pink 2015 AAS Flower Award Winner

Source:all-americaselections.org

Future AAS Winners? - Perennials

Trial Bed – Guelph – Bovey Garden (UofG) September 28, 2016

Antirrhinum ‘Antiquity Red & White’ Trial Bed: Guelph Date: August 4, 2016

Impatiens (hybrid) Sunpatiens Compact Tropical Rose Container Trial Location: Vineland August 16, 2016

Container Trial Location: Vineland July 27, 2016 (7pm)

Solenostemon ‘French Quarter‘ Trial Bed: Guelph September 6, 2016

Solenostemon ‘Mainstreet Michigan Ave.‘ Trial Bed: Guelph September 6, 2016

Cyperus‘King Tut‘ Trial Bed: Milton - Landscape Ontario September 6, 2016

Cyperus‘Prince Tut‘ Container Trial Location: Guelph August 20, 2016

Canada Blooms 2016 Flower of the Year Gerbera

‘Garvinea Sweet’ series

Gerbera‘Garvinea Sweet Memories‘ Container Trial Location: Vineland September 7, 2016

Calibrachoa ‘Chameleon Blueberry Scone’ Container Trial Location: Vineland Date: August 20, 2016

Tagetes ‘Strawberry Blonde‘ Trial Bed: Milton - Landscape Ontario September 7, 2016

Begonia ‘Funky Pink‘ Trial Bed: Milton - Landscape Ontario September 7, 2016

Begonia ‘Funky Pink‘ Container Trial Location: Vineland August 16, 2016

Begonia Megawatt series

Guelph–September 6, 2016

Petunia ‘Picasso in Purple‘ Trial Bed: Landscape Ontario – Milton September 7, 2016

Petunia ‘Picasso in Purple‘ Container Trial Location - Guelph August 201, 2016

Cannas in centre of trial beds in Milton August 18, 2016 – Industry Open House day

Canna ‘CannaSol Wilma‘ Container Trial Location: Vineland August 16, 2016

Canna ‘Cannova Mango’ and ‘Orange Shades‘ Container Trial Location: Vineland August 16, 2016

Capsicum‘Sedona Sun‘ Container Trial Location: Vineland September 8, 2016

‘Basket of Fire’ chili pepper “The fruits are quite pungent measuring 80,000shu ( Scoville heat units)”

Some of the trial vegetables get used in the University’s kitchens.

Trial Bed: Guelph July 18, 2016

Solidago canadensis ‘Little Miss Sunshine’

Trial Bed: Guelph September 6, 2016

Heliopsis ‘Prima Ballerina‘ Trial Bed: Guelph August 2, 2016

Heliopsis ‘Tuscan Sun‘ Trial Bed: Guelph August 2, 2016

Gaillardia ‘Mesa Red ‘ Trial Bed: Milton - Landscape Ontario September 7, 2016

Lychnis ‘Petite Jenny‘ Trial Bed: Guelph August 20, 2016

New Hydrangea Trial in Milton

• planted in May of 2016

• Treatments with and without acid fertilizer

New Rose Trial New Rose Trial in Milton

• planted in May of 2016

• approximately 164 different cultivars of roses

Verbena ‘Endurascape Magenta‘ Trial Bed: Guelph August 2, 2016 (10:25 am) Insect: Papilio glaucus (eastern tiger swallowtail)

Celosia ‘Asian Garden‘ Trial Bed: Guelph September 2, 2016 (10:30 am) Insect: Bumble bee

Investigation of Pollinator Visits to Ornamental versus Native Flowering Plants Caitlin MacDonald, Rodger Tschanz, Chevonne Carlow, Allan Sullivan, Cary Gates and Sarah Jandricic University of Guelph, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Flowers Canada Growers

Objective • Determine pollinator’s differential attractiveness to non-native

verse native flowering plants Methodology • Five native and five non-native plants of varying characteristics • Directly in flower bed • 10 minute block observations • One morning and afternoon observation • Pollinators included:

• Hummingbirds, Managed honey bees, Native honey bees, Bumble bees, Carpenter bees, Wasps, Butterflies, Hawk moths, Hummingbird moths, Hover flies, Bee flies, Pollinating beetles, Ants and other diptera, coleoptera, hemiptera or Lepidoptera

The flower plots

Results

• Types of pollinators observed for every flowering plant

• Types of pollinators observed for native vs. non- native flowering plants

Results

Conclusion • Don’t appear to be more attracted to either • Certain pollinators may have preference

Future Research • Analysis is ongoing • Larger variety in plants in future • Compare preference of colour

Thank you for your time. Questions?