A Plant
Introduction Program
for the Mid-Atlantic and beyond......
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A Plant
Introduction Program |
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PLANT NOMINATION FORMClick here for a MS Word version, Click here for an Adobe PDF version My Name: ______________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________ ST: ____ Zip: ___________-________ Tel: ___________________________ Email: __________________________________ I am nominating the following plant for inclusion in the Beautiful Gardens program for: ___ Promotion, without trials in VA, or ___ Evaluation trials at BG sites across VA (USDA hardiness zones 6a-8a) Plant botanical name: (include Genus, species, variety, ’Cultivar’, plus trademarked or registered names) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Plant common name: _____________________________________________________ Is plant patented, or PPAF? Yes No Unknown If so, does it have licensing or
other prohibitive/selective policy? Yes No Unknown ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Is plant known to have invasive behavior or potential? Yes No Unknown Type of plant (tree, shrub, perennial, etc.):_____________________________________ Persistence: (evergreen, semi-, deciduous, etc.):_________________________________ USDA Zones: ___________________________________________________________ Description of plant: (height, width, foliage interest, bloom description and season, fruit, etc):___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What features or qualities make this plant superior? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Can you supply photos or digital images of this plant? ________________________ (You may also include them with this submittal.) Plant History: Did you select or hybridize this plant? ________________________________________ Where have you or others grown and observed this plant?_________________________ How many years have you seen it grow in the ground? ___________________________ In containers? ____________________________________________________________ Where has this plant been tested? Location: _____________________________ Contact name: ______________________ _____________________________________ _________________________________ _____________________________________ _________________________________ _____________________________________ _________________________________ Propagation, Production and Availability Information: How is the plant normally propagated? List all: _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ List any known sources for liners, rooted cuttings, TC starters______________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Estimate the time required to grow this plant from rooted
cutting or TC starter to saleable size? _______________________________________________________________________ List any known sources for finished material: (1 gallon through field grown) __________ _______________________________________________________________________ Other pertinent information: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your interest in partnering with Beautiful Gardens! Email to: ConevR@vt.edu, llipsey@vt.edu, linpinkham@aol.com |
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