New Crop Opportunities Center Nursery Crop research project

Species
List of species being studied

Results
Bottlebrush buckeye
Echinacea
Hydrangea
Hydrangea vase life
Native plants
Pruning Aesculus

Nursery crop species

Underutilized landscape plants and native plants

Aesculus parviflora - layerage propagation initially, followed by cutting propagation

Quercus phellos - establishment of juvenile stock plants of willow oak from seedlings

Ilex opaca 'Chief Paduke' and Ilex opaca 'Judy Evans' - Has been started in the form of monthly propagation with four different hormone applications

Hydrangea - establishment of a means of evaluating plants with potential as fresh and dried cut flowers, fruiting branches, and unique stems. Click here to see photos of cut flower displays at the UK Research and Education Center at Princeton.

Cunila origaoides, Dittany; Helenium autumnale, autumn sneezeweed; Aster Novae-Angliae, New England aster; Cephalanthus occidentalis, Buttonbush; and Kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel, have been added to the collection of western Kentucky native plants with potential as ornamental landscape plants which already includes: Spigelia marilandi, Indian Pink or Pinkroot; Cimicifuga racemosa, Black Snakeroot or Cohosh; Bignonia capreolata, Crossvine; Silene virginica, Fire Pink; and Quercus phellos, Willow Oak.

Kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel - found in Land Between the Lakes, KY, appears to be very drought and heat tolerant. We will try to propagate Kalmia from seeds collected in 2001, then collect seed in the fall of 2002.

Evaluation of cultural practices for container production of tropical flowering woody vines

Passiflora 'Amethyst'

P. 'Blue Bouquet'

P. 'Fledermouse'

P. 'Lady Margaret'

Cut woody stems for the florist trade

Hydrangea 'Annebelle'

H. 'Pink Diamond'

H. 'Peewee'

H. 'Kyushu'

H. 'Boskoop'

Rudy Haag burning bush as a non-invasive alternative to current burning bush cultivars for Kentucky nursery production

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

Euonymus alatus 'Rudy Haag'

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