• Coreopsis: A great all-American genus

    Published on July 29, 2005
    Commercial production information, based on research at Michigan State University, is presented on two 'Limerock' cultivars of the tender herbaceous perennial Coreopsis (common name: tickseed).

  • Quick-cropping perennials

    Published on September 29, 2004
    Research-based information is provided to commercially produce a variety of herbaceous perennials in flower, in a relatively short period of time.

  • Ornamental grasses -- A new wave in floriculture crops

    Published on September 29, 2004
    This article provides general production information for, and landscape performance of, a wide variety of tender and cold-hardy ornamental grasses.

  • Managing perennial stock plants with Florel

    Published on August 18, 2004
    Michigan State research determines whether Florel (active ingredient: ethephon) can be used as a tool to keep perennial stock plants vegetative and increase the number of cuttings harvested for six species of herbaceous perennials.

  • Tender perennials

    Published on June 29, 2004
    Research-based information is presented on tender (or marginally cold hardy) herbaceous perennials that have ornamental appeal.

  • Firing Up Perennials: The 2000 Edition, Part 3: Lavender to Veronica

    Published on December 3, 2001
    Part 3 of 3, of a 142-page book of articles on the commercial production of flowering herbaceous perennials. Information is based on research generated at Michigan State University. Published by Meister Media Worldwide, 2000.

  • Firing Up Perennials: The 2000 Edition, Part 2: Achillea to Hosta

    Published on December 2, 2001
    Part 2 of 3, of a 142-page book of articles on the commercial production of flowering herbaceous perennials. Information is based on research generated at Michigan State University. Published by Meister Media Worldwide, 2000.

  • Firing Up Perennials: The 2000 Edition, Part 1: Concepts of forcing perennials

    Published on December 1, 2000
    Part 1 of 3, of a 142-page book of articles on the commercial production of flowering herbaceous perennials. Information is based on research generated at Michigan State University. Published by Meister Media Worldwide, 2000.