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The genus Lysimachia L. contains ≈180 species from subtropical and temperate regions in the northern hemisphere, and more than 150 species are native to China ( Chen and Hu, 1989 ). Some of them are used as commercial garden plants. Up to now, ≈30

Preparing containerized garden plants for postproduction stress and reducing stress during transport and retail is important to reducing financial losses for the grower and retailer. Pay-by-scan marketing dictates that growers are paid when the

Potted annual bedding and garden plants represented a $1.33 billion wholesale value in the 15 top-producing states [ U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2012] . New varieties have been released at a rapid rate motivated by the 48% market share

Begonias are one of the most popular ornamental plants in the world and are used as garden plants and potted plants, in hanging baskets, and as greenhouse flowers. Many also have large, showy, and long-lasting flowers that vary in color from white

beauty and for centuries as a garden plant ( Zeiner, 2006 ). The plant has arching stems (racemes) of pink heart-shaped flowers that appear to bleed a drop of white blood. The leaves are coarsely dissected, blue-green, with a fern-like appearance. The

The Japanese black pine ( Pinus thunbergii L., Pinaceae) is prized in bonsai, topiary, and as an ornamental and garden plant. It is found in hardiness zones 5 to 10. It is a garden tree in Korea and Japan and also used as a bonsai because it can be

] flowers, it is considered perfect for a garden plant and has considerable ornamental and economical value. With the ongoing efforts of L.Y. Ma, Z.K. Jia, and Z.L. Zhu, those phenotypes have been preserved and propagated vegetatively via grafting. In July

Lilacs (Genus Syringa L.; Family Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link) are favorite garden plants in temperate regions throughout the world, prized for their showy fragrant early spring bloom and hardiness in the landscape. Native to East Asia and

as gender, the presence of children in the house, and owner knowledge of garden plants ( Larson et al., 2009 ; St. Hilaire et al., 2010 ; Yabiku et al., 2008 ). In Spain, despite major concerns about water consumption issues, few studies have

: Manual of Woody Landscape Plants ( Dirr, 1998 ), Complete Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs ( Wasson, 2003 ), and Index of Garden Plants ( Griffiths, 1994 ). Specifically, six of the nine nonsupercooling species ( B. costata , B. globispica , B