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Performance of nine Florida native wildflower species grown in varying container substrates

Adrienne M Smith, Sandra B Wilson, Mack Thetford, Keona L Nolan and Carrie Reinhardt Adams
Native Plants Journal, March 2014, 15 (1) 75-86; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.15.1.75
Adrienne M Smith
PhD Candidate , Department of Environmental Horticulture University of Florida, PO Box 110675, Gainesville, FL
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Sandra B Wilson
Professor , Department of Environmental Horticulture Indian River Research and Education Center University of Florida, 2199 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
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Mack Thetford
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture West Florida Research and Education Center University of Florida, 5988 Highway 90, Milton, FL 32583
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Keona L Nolan
Biological Scientist, Department of Environmental Horticulture Indian River Research and Education Center University of Florida, 2199 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
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Carrie Reinhardt Adams
, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture University of Florida, PO Box 110675, Gainesville, FL 32611
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