FloraStar is celebrating its 10th year of service to the horticulture industry. The FloraStar Trialing Program had its start with the Education and Research Committee of Bedding Plants International in the early 1980s. FloraStar trials are conducted by professional growers and universities with well-known floriculture departments. Unlike All-America Selections, which limits entries to garden varieties from seed, FloraStar includes varieties from vegetative cuttings, bulbs, corms and tubers, as well as seed.
Performance testing includes indoor use, hanging baskets, window boxes and patio containers.
Send an e-mail to David Kuack . On the success of FloraStar FloraStar, a national trialing and awards program for finding outstanding new potted plants and promoting them to commercial growers and consumers, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Mike Novovesky, executive director of FloraStar, discusses what this program has accomplished and what he would like to see happen to increase promotion and plant sales. Based on the performance of the other national nonprofit trialing organizations I am satisfied. However, I would like to improve our visibility to the consumer at a faster rate over the next few years.