Bedding Plant Troubleshooting

Welcome to the 2014 version of the Bedding Plant Troubleshooting photographic guide.  This 2nd edition has been expanded with over 40 new photographs and highlights a total of 177 disorders.  


This guide is an aid to commercial greenhouse growers, consultants, technicians, and students in identifying disease, insect, nutritional, and physiological disorders for the eight most common bedding plant species.  The plants highlighted include: ageratum, begonia, celosia, impatiens, marigolds, salvia, snapdragons, and zinnias.  The beginning of each species chapter has a quick touch index for each listed disorder.