Sep 7, 2022

Metrolina Greenhouses Schedules Fall Mum Trials

Metrolina Greenhouses announced it will hold its annual Mum Trials open house for members of the floriculture industry from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Oct. 6. The annual event will kick off in the morning with breakfast sandwiches and coffee, followed by a walk-through of the trials with breeder representatives beginning at 8:30 a.m. The trials will be open for industry members to come and go throughout the rest of the day.

The Mum Trials, held on the MX3 pad at the Huntersville, North Carolina, facility, will evaluate plants from Ball Horticultural Co., Dümmen Orange, Gediflora and Syngenta Flowers, including:

• 419 mum varieties in 1.5-gallon pots,
• 98 bicolor and tricolor mums in 3-quart pots, and
• 160 bicolor and tricolor mums in 2-gallon pots.

For more information, visit www.metrolinagreenhouses.com. No RSVP is necessary; look for the parking signs upon arrival.