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The article highlights the long-standing work (with a focus on the last few decades) of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine (NBG), which serves as the leading scientific center for floriculture in Ukraine. In partic...
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| description | The article highlights the long-standing work (with a focus on the last few decades) of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine (NBG), which serves as the leading scientific center for floriculture in Ukraine. In particular, it provides a detailed account of the history of the country’s largest collection, comprising over 5,000 specimens.The scientific work of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants at the NBG combines plant introduction, in-depth biological and ecological research, and in-house breeding to create resilient domestic cultivars. Breeding is one of the Department’s top priorities. Before being included in the breeding process, plants undergo a comprehensive study, including morphobiological traits, growth and development patterns, and disease resistance (for example, fusarium wilt in asters or powdery mildew in phlox). In the long-term perspective, this enables the creation of ecologically sustainable and competitive domestic cultivars. To create new cultivars, scientists use hybridization of parent pairs with predefined traits, as well as interspecific and distant hybridization. For example, the use of distant hybridization methods has enabled the development of unique peony cultivars with extremely early flowering.The practical results of the breeding work include the creation, over the past two decades, of more than 150 cultivars– both those traditional to the Department (e.g., peonies, small-flowered chrysanthemums, gladiolus, and annual asters) and the active development of cultivars of ornamental plants new for the NBG and Ukraine (e.g., daylilies, lilies, astilbes, oriental poppies, heuchera, and primroses). Another significant practical achievement is the development by the Department’s scientists of methods for evaluating cultivars for distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS test). Such methodologies have already been developed for astilbe, peony, phlox, heuchera, oriental poppy, and other crops, which is a prerequisite for the state registration of new domestic cultivars. All of them are based on many years of experience in introductions and cultivar investigations. |
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Plant Introduction, 110, 47–59 (2026) ISSN 1605-6574, e-ISSN 2663-290X
CHRONICLE
The Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko
National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine as a leading scientific
center in the field of floriculture in Ukraine
Yurii Buidin *, Tetiana Scherbakova, Svitlana Mashkovska, Vasyl Gorobets, Hanna Horai,
Oksana Pereboichuk, Olga Tymchenko, Larysa Kykot, Nataliia Andrukh, Ludmyla Zavidova
M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Sadovo-Botanichna str. 1, 01014 Kyiv, Ukraine;
* buidin@nbg.kyiv.ua
Received: 13.05.2026 | Accepted: 09.07.02026 | Published: 15.07.2026
Abstract
The article highlights the long-standing work (with a focus on the last few decades) of the Department of
Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine
(NBG), which serves as the leading scientific center for floriculture in Ukraine. In particular, it provides a
detailed account of the history of the country’s largest collection, comprising over 5,000 specimens.
The scientific work of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants at the NBG combines plant
introduction, in-depth biological and ecological research, and in-house breeding to create resilient
domestic cultivars. Breeding is one of the Department’s top priorities. Before being included in the
breeding process, plants undergo a comprehensive study, including morphobiological traits, growth and
development patterns, and disease resistance (for example, fusarium wilt in asters or powdery mildew in
phlox). In the long-term perspective, this enables the creation of ecologically sustainable and competitive
domestic cultivars. To create new cultivars, scientists use hybridization of parent pairs with predefined
traits, as well as interspecific and distant hybridization. For example, the use of distant hybridization
methods has enabled the development of unique peony cultivars with extremely early flowering.
The practical results of the breeding work include the creation, over the past two decades, of more than
150 cultivars– both those traditional to the Department (e.g., peonies, small-flowered chrysanthemums,
gladiolus, and annual asters) and the active development of cultivars of ornamental plants new for the NBG
and Ukraine (e.g., daylilies, lilies, astilbes, oriental poppies, heuchera, and primroses). Another significant
practical achievement is the development by the Department’s scientists of methods for evaluating
cultivars for distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS test). Such methodologies have already been
developed for astilbe, peony, phlox, heuchera, oriental poppy, and other crops, which is a prerequisite
for the state registration of new domestic cultivars. All of them are based on many years of experience in
introductions and cultivar investigations.
Keywords: ornamental plants, gene pool, cultivars, species, introduction, breeding
https://doi.org/10.46341/PI2026005
UDC 635.9.631.52
Authors’ contributions: Yurii Buidin – conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, methodology, investigation, resources,
supervision, validation, visualization, writing – original draft, writing – review & editing. Tetiana Scherbakova – data curation,
investigation, resources, validation, writing – review & editing. Svitlana Mashkovska, Vasyl Gorobets, Hanna Horai, Oksana
Pereboichuk, Olga Tymchenko, Larysa Kykot, Nataliia Andrukh – investigation, resources, validation, supervision. Ludmyla Zavidova
– investigation, resources.
Funding: The research was carried out within the framework of the scientific themes: 352 “Assessment of adaptive stability of flower
and ornamental plants as a basis for enriching cultural phytocenoses of Ukraine” (2019–2023). 413 “Mobilization and preservation
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Buidin et al.
Introductory work with floriculture and
ornamental plants in the M.M. Gryshko
National Botanical Garden of the NAS of
Ukraine (NBG) began back in 1944 in the
Department of Ornamental Horticulture
and Floriculture headed by P.S. Chaban
(Klymenko & Chuvikina, 2009). At that time,
plants from German nurseries were actively
imported to the botanical garden, purchased
by employees (including those under the
leadership of the Head of the Department
of Cultural Flora, D.F. Lykhvar) with funds
received from reparations. A significant part of
the purchased plants belonged to ornamental.
In 1967, the Department of Floriculture and
Greenhouse Plants was established, including
a laboratory of tropical and subtropical plants
(headed by S.M. Prykhodko). In April 1974,
the Department of Protected Cultivation was
established based on this laboratory and was
headed by T.M. Cherevchenko (Gorobets et al.,
2005). In 1974, the group of greenhouse plants
was separated into an independent unit under
the leadership of T.M. Cherevchenko, the
Department of Tropical and Subtropical Plants.
Since then, the Department of Floriculture
and Ornamental Plants has borne the name
it bears to date. Until 1998, the Department
operated a laboratory of genetics and intensive
selection of floriculture plants, headed by
M.P. Yashchenko.
Today, the Department of Floriculture
and Ornamental Plants of the NBG is
Ukraine’s leading research center for the
introduction, breeding, and application of
major groups of herbaceous ornamental
plants in landscape architecture. Over
the years of the Department’s existence,
through the collection of ornamental plant
species from the wild and the most valuable
cultivars from global breeding programs, as
well as the development of its own cultivars,
a collection of ornamental and decorative
plants has been established. As of the end
of 2025, this collection comprises 5,221
specimens, represented by 4,210 cultivars,
1,011 species (including subspecies, cultivars,
and forms), 440 genera, 92 families, four
classes, three divisions (Magnoliophyta,
Pinophyta, and Polypodiophyta), and
approximately 500 promising breeding
specimens. The Department’s collections are
among the leading not only in Ukraine, but
also, for some of them (e.g., annuals, peonies,
and astilbes), the largest among botanical
gardens in Europe.
The Department’s gene pool encompasses
two aspects of introduction activities:
1) enriching and updating the assortment of
ornamental plants by introducing new genera,
species, or cultivars whose use has already
been proven in other regions;
2) the creation of a gene pool of species
and cultivars that are of particular interest
in terms of their potential use in breeding as
donors of especially valuable or fundamentally
new ornamental and agronomic traits.
The Department’s collection is constantly
changing and depends on the arrival of
new specimens, the viability of the plants,
their adaptability to the conditions of the
region where they are introduced, and
other factors (e.g., including the research
interests of the curators), but the collections
are characterized by a steady upward trend.
Thus, annuals make up the largest percentage
of the Department’s collection (20 % of the
total number of specimens), followed by the
peony collection (16.0 %), and rare perennials
(12 %). The collections with the fewest
specimens currently are those of cannas and
paniculate phlox (ca. 1 % each) (Fig. 1). Thanks
to introductory research activities, over the
past 17 years (2008–2025), the collection has
acquired 188 species, 871 cultivars, 79 genera,
and ten families, one class, and one division
(Table 1).
Over the past ten years, a comprehensive
introduction assessment that accounted
for biological and ecological characteristics
has established the level of introduction
resilience of the collection at the Department
of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants.
The promising introduced species have
been screened and preselected for further
incorporation into the breeding process
of genetic resources of flower and ornamental plants for optimization of ecosystems of various hierarchical levels in the post-war
period” (2024–2028).
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Plant Introduction • 110 49
The Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden
and adoption in Ukraine’s ornamental
horticulture. The breeding stock has been
substantially updated. The competitive,
ecologically stable domestic cultivars adapted
to local soil and climate conditions have been
developed.
The assembled collections serve as a basis
for a comprehensive study of introduced
plants, their morphological and biological
characteristics, growth and development
patterns, and adaptation traits under
introduced conditions. These collections also
serve to select the most promising species and
cultivars for practical use, to replenish and
expand the collections of regional botanical
gardens, and to provide planting stock for
horticulture and landscaping. They are also
used for educational and cognitive purposes,
e.g., by students majoring in biology and
agriculture, as well as by amateur gardeners
and landscapers. The NBG’s peony collection
is designated as National Heritage (Rakhmetov
et al., 2019).
Collections of monocultures (e.g., peonies,
daylilies, irises, dahlias, chrysanthemums,
paniculate phlox, heuchera, gladioli, daffodils,
and lilies) reflect the major Department’s
achievements in plant breeding both
historically and in the recent context. They
serve as a source of immense genetic diversity
and new ornamental traits for breeding work
in Ukraine, as well as important agronomic
characteristics for their adoption. Based on
the collected gene pool, methods for cultivar
evaluation and cultivation technologies are
developed. The collections also serve as a
benchmark for conducting state cultivars
trials.
Climate change in Ukraine results in
increased water deficits for plants against
the backdrop of rising average annual
temperatures. The increase in the frequency
of extreme weather events, caused by longer
dry spells, higher maximum temperatures,
greater temperature variability, and extremely
uneven precipitation distribution, both over
time and across regions, is also observed.
The amount of ineffective precipitation in
the form of downpours is increasing, too. As
a result, climatic zones are gradually shifting
northward and westward. Soil moisture
deficit is becoming the main limiting factor
Chinese calistephus
3% Daylil ies
4%
Lilies
4%
Uncommon bulbous
and cormous crops
4%
Dahlias
6%
Other crops
12%
Small-flowered
chrysanthems
7%
Irises
10%
Uncommon
perennial crops
12%
Peonies
16%
Annuals
20%
2%
Asti lbes; 2%
Small-bulbous crops and
hyacinths; 2%
Ornamental herbs; 2%
Paniculate phloxes; 1%
Biennials; 1%
Cannas; 1%
Papaveraceae; 1%
Figure 1. Plant collections of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko
National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine as of the end of 2025.
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in agriculture, particularly in floriculture, in
Ukraine (Adamenko, 2019; Khokhlov et al.,
2020).
Hence, the optimization of the structure
of collection holdings in response to climate
aridification, aimed at preserving the
existing gene pool and supplementing it with
ornamental and valuable drought-tolerant
species with a pronounced xeromorphic
structure. Such species originate from various
botanical-geographic regions of the world, in
particular the Neotropical and Cape kingdoms,
which are characterized by significant
species diversity, as well as the flora of Asia,
the Mediterranean, and the Irano-Turanian
floristic regions. They are promising sources
of xerophytes and xeromesophytes, as well as
ornamental plants of the local flora that are
better adapted to the new region’s edaphic
and climatic conditions and highly resilient in
cultivation.
Collections of annuals, rare perennials, and
ornamental grasses represent the immense
species diversity of the natural flora of
various regions around the globe. They serve
as a foundation for studying the adaptive
characteristics of plants, a significant source
for enriching Ukraine’s cultivated flora in
the face of climate change, and a means
of discovering new plants with medicinal
properties.
The global market for ornamental plants
is extremely volatile and competitive.
Diversifying cultivars and increasing their
resistance to various pathogens are of great
commercial interest and are addressed
through genetic modification of ornamental
plants (Boutigny et al., 2020). Other factors
contributing to the expansion of the
floriculture industry include the introduction
of new plant propagation strategies, the
regulation of plant growth and development,
the adaptation of production technologies
in line with the principles of sustainable
development, and the optimization of supply
chain management (Gabellini & Scaramuzzi,
2022; Salachna, 2022).
Scientific research is increasingly focusing
on the ecological consequences of introducing
ornamental plants. The ornamental plants are
an important component of urban spaces and,
at the same time, a significant source of invasive
species. Most naturalized ornamental plants
originate from populations that are already
adapted to local conditions. Introduction and
invasion issues are particularly acute in the era
of climate change (Bayón & Vilà, 2019; Petřík
et al., 2019). Assessing potential candidates for
plant collections for their invasive potential
is a priority in introduction efforts, especially
for collections of annuals, rare perennials, and
ornamental grasses.
Studying the characteristics of individual
growth and development, which depend on
both internal and environmental factors, across
various cultivation conditions enables the
development of optimal agronomic practices
for growing the crop, thereby helping the
plants fully express their ornamental qualities.
In recent years, the Department of Floriculture
and Ornamental Plants has conducted a
series of biomorphological studies on various
crops, focusing on ontomorphogenesis,
seasonal rhythms and development, and
Taxa
Number of specimens
2008 2013 2018 2023 2025 Acquisition since 2008
Divisions 2 2 3 3 3 1
Classes 3 3 4 4 4 1
Families 75 77 85 85 85 10
Genera 364 334 436 440 443 79
Species 823 907 999 1029 1011 188
Cultivars 3339 3904 4157 4167 4210 871
Total 4162 4811 5156 5196 5221 1059
Table 1. Comparative characteristics of the quantitative taxonomic composition in the recent history of
the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of
the NAS of Ukraine.
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the morphology of fruits and seeds. It was
shown that, based on their phenorhythm and
seasonal growth patterns, the 12 species of
the genus Verbena L. introduced into the NBG
belong to the group of spring-summer-fall
evergreens. In terms of flowering time, they
belong to the group of summer-fall bloomers.
In terms of plant height, they are classified
as low-, medium-, and tall-growing. In terms
of habit, they are columnar, spreading, or
transitional between the two. Considering the
biological characteristics, the ability to change
in life form, and high quality in terms of the
combination of traits that determine their
ornamental value (combined with the plants’
resistance to drought, diseases, and pests),
these plants were ascertained as valuable
candidates for introduction and for enriching
the assortment of ornamental crops in Ukraine
(Mashkovska & Pereboichuk, 2019).
Based on a study of the ontogenesis of
six introduced species of the genus Salvia L.
(three monocarpic and three polycarpic), it
was found that when seeds of these species
are sown in June, seedlings emerge in July. By
the end of the growing season, only annual
species manage to flower and set seeds.
Plants of perennial species still have time to
enter the generative stage of ontogenesis.
Given that the soil and climatic conditions of
the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine are quite
favorable for planting seedlings that were
initially grown in a greenhouse during the
second ten-day period of May. Hence, it was
recommended to shift the sowing dates for
the studied species to the second or third
ten-day period of March in a greenhouse. This
can facilitate the complete ontogenesis of the
plants, extend the duration of the ornamental
effect of flowering, and ensure full seed set
and maturation. The study of inflorescence
morphology in some introduced Salvia species
showed that inflorescence characteristics
have diagnostic significance at the species
level and can be used as additional criteria for
plant identification (Perboichuk & Mashkovska,
2021).
The characteristics studied in the seeds
of species in Salvia and Verbena expand our
understanding of the morphology of these
plants in general. The results of this study
can be used in systematics and phylogeny,
as well as in developing keys for species
identification. Besides this, it was shown
that seed morphometric characteristics
are important criteria that must be taken
into account when developing cultivation
technologies for the studied plant species
(Mashkovska et al., 2021).
It was found that Arundo donax var.
versicolor (Mill.) Aiton plants do not complete
a full seasonal development cycle in the NBG.
Their growing season lasts 182–189 days.
They belong to the late-growing-season
group. The onset of the corresponding
phenological phases requires a certain
cumulative effective temperature. The timing
of the onset and progression of the phases
of spring shoot regrowth and the beginning
of leaf unfolding in A. donax var. versicolor,
as well as their dependence on the sum of
effective temperatures upon introduction to
the NBG, were established. A relationship was
found between the rate of accumulation of
effective temperatures and the rate of shoot
regrowth in these plants. The optimal period
for the growth of aboveground plant biomass
was determined to be July–August. Since
A. donax var. versicolor plants did not enter the
panicle formation and flowering phases, they
can be used exclusively as ornamental foliage
plants in landscape gardening and greening
projects in our region. The main growth of
the aboveground shoots was observed in July–
August. Therefore, in landscaping, A. donax
var. versicolor plants should be used for late-
summer and fall compositions. Under Kyiv
conditions, these plants can overwinter in
open ground with or without light mulch
(Shcherbakova, 2021).
It was found that under natural conditions,
the plants of Koeleria glauca (Spreng.) DC. and
K. pyramidata (Lam.) P.Beauv. form short-
rhizome vegetative and vegetative-generative
shoots, which create dense, compact turf.
Spring shoot regrowth begins in the third
decade of March. The onset of heading in
K. glauca was recorded in the third decade of
May, and in K. pyramidata – at the end of the
second decade of May. These plants are late-
spring bloomers – they enter the flowering
phase at the end of the third decade of May.
Their flowering is regular and abundant,
lasting 12–18 days. It has been found that the
main ornamental characteristics of Koeleria
Pers. species are: the length and width of
the panicles and their ratio, the number of
spikelets, their size, the length and width of the
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leaves, their color, and flowering productivity.
Koeleria pyramidata plants form panicles with
60–90 spikelets and narrow, 0.8–1.5 mm leaves
that are greenish-gray. In K. glauca, the panicle
has 100–120 spikelets, and the leaves are
shorter and bluish-gray. Based on a synthesis
of the literature and our own research on their
bioecological characteristics, these species
are recommended for use in ornamental
horticulture and various elements of landscape
design in the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine
(Shcherbakova, 2020).
A study of the seasonal growth rhythm
of Cenchrus alopecuroides (L.) Thunb.
demonstrared that spring shoot regrowth
begins in the third decade of April through
the first decade of May. The onset of heading
was recorded in the second to third decade
of July, and flowering in the first to second
decade of August. The plants are late-
summer bloomers. Flowering productivity
depends on the level of solar radiation and
increases nearly twofold under fully sunlit
conditions. Fruiting occurs in the second
decade of September. Cenchrus alopecuroides
retains all its ornamental characteristics
under the NBG’s conditions (Shcherbakova,
2017).
Under the NBG’s conditions, Tripidium
ravennae (L.) H.Scholz plants form short-
rhizome vegetative and vegetative-generative
intravaginal shoots, which create dense,
compact clumps up to 100 cm in diameter
in 15-year-old plants. The plants are
thermophilic: in spring, they begin their
growing season only in the second ten-day
period of May. In July–August, the summer
heat promotes active leaf growth and the
formation of panicle inflorescences, which
the plant produces in September. A fully sunlit
growing site is essential for plants to flower
under introduced conditions (Shcherbakova &
Rakhmetov, 2018).
Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. and
L. racemosus (Lam.) Tzvelev are characterized
by a mid-season (second ten-day period
of April) regrowth period. Both species
introduced into the NBG reacted as early-
summer bloomers (Shcherbakova &
Rakhmetov, 2018).
It was established that Stipa capillata L.
is characterized by an early (first ten days of
April) regrowth period, while S. pulcherrima
K.Koch and S. ucrainica P.A.Smirn. have a mid-
seasonal (second ten days of April) regrowth
period. Stipa pulcherrima and S. ucrainica
begin to flower in early summer. They enter
the fruiting phase between days 56 and 85
(Shcherbakova & Rakhmetov, 2018).
Investigations of the seed productivity of
the introduced plants Heuchera chlorantha
Piper, H. grossulariifolia Rydb., H. sanguinea
Engelm, and H. villosa Michx. in protected-
soil conditions revealed that these plants
can be propagated by seed. These findings
ensure the success of their introduction and
their potential for use in breeding programs
(Andrukh, 2019).
Ontomorphogenetic studies of a distant
hybrid of lily cultivar ‘Fusion’ (belonging
to the LP cultivar group) showed that, as
early as the first year of vegetation, several
specific traits appear in the morphogenesis
of this cultivar that bring it closer to its
parental species, Lilium pardalinum Kellogg.
In particular, a noticeably elongated base,
a large number of bulbous roots and scales,
their distinctive features, and the lateral and
distant formation of renewal buds appeared.
At the same time, other characteristics (i.e.,
accelerated development, the presence of
stem roots, the size and shape of the scales
and the bulb as a whole, and the number of
renewal buds) bring these plants closer to
L. longiflorum Thunb. (Kykot, 2021).
To improve the selection of plants for
landscaping cities and towns in the Forest-
Steppe zone, the scientists of the NBG have
in recent years been studying the influence
of biotic and abiotic factors on the resilience
of introduced species in cultivation and the
maximum preservation of their ornamental
qualities. In particular, the results of
laboratory studies on the drought tolerance
of 15 species of herbaceous vines showed
that they are consistent with the data from
visual assessments and indicate that the
plant with the highest drought tolerance is
Ipomoea lobata (Cerv.). Thell., I. hederacea
Jacq., I. tricolor Cav., and Tropaeolum majus L.
The least drought-tolerant plants were
Cardiospermum halicacabum L., Phaseolus
coccineus L., and Thunbergia alata Bojer ex
Sims. (Mashkovska et al., 2021).
The results of long-term studies on
the visual assessment of the resistance of
Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees plants to
Fusarium wilt showed that, among the 164
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cultivars, 64 were relatively resistant or only
slightly affected by the pathogens causing this
disease (infection rate did not exceed 10 %
over the five years). Seventy-eight cultivars
were classified as moderately affected, with
an infection rate not exceeding 30 % in any
given year under severe infection conditions.
Twenty-two cultivars were classified as highly
affected, with infection rates exceeding 30 %
in at least one study year. Cultivars of the
‘Princess’ and ‘Laplate’ morphotypes were
severely affected by the Fusarium wilt. It was
shown that Tagetes patula L. plants performed
best against Fusarium wilt. An increase in
the total microbial pool was observed in
the rhizosphere of Callistephus chinensis
cultivars. Nevertheless, the results obtained
are preliminary and require further research,
likely involving other methods for utilizing
Tagetes L. plants, such as composting,
mulching, and plowing plant residues into the
soil (Ellanska et al., 2018).
Studies on transpiration rates, water
deficit, and water-holding capacity in ten
Salvia species revealed that the highest
water-holding capacity is characteristic
of the leaves in S. coccinea Buc’hoz ex Etl.,
S. glutinosa L., and S. officinalis L. Leaves of
S. azurea Michx. ex Lam., S. splendens Sellow
ex Nees, and S. cadmica Boiss. lose water
more rapidly (Mashkovska & Pereboichuk,
2024).
A comprehensive assessment of the
environmental resilience of Iris hybrida hort.
cultivars to subzero temperatures included
an analysis of their winter hardiness and frost
resistance using instrumental methods (DTA
and electrical conductivity measurements)
and traditional field methods. These studies
confirmed the sufficient resistance of studied
cultivars to adverse overwintering factors in
the soil and climatic conditions of the Forest-
Steppe zone of Ukraine (Skrypka, 2014).
However, laboratory studies have shown
that the frost resistance of the embryonic
generative shoot (the generative part of
the renewal bud) in the studied I. hybrida
cultivars ranged from –9.5 °C to –13.3 °C,
posing a risk of freezing during winters with
little snow cover. Overall, the frost resistance
potential of the vegetative part of the renewal
bud was determined by the temperature at
which ice formed on the leaves surrounding
the embryonic generative shoot (the
parenchymatous mass of phloem cells) and
ranged from –18 °C to –21 °C (Skrypka, 2014).
It was found that I. hybrida plants possess
a powerful defense mechanism against
dehydration under low temperatures,
which explains their high adaptability
to overwintering conditions. The high
level of adaptation of I. hybrida plants to
overwintering is ensured by two main
mechanisms: the ability to prevent damage
from intracellular ice through early ice
nucleation in the intercellular space, and
the ability to effectively retain residual
intracellular and intratissue water, thereby
preventing winter desiccation (Skrypka,
2014). Laboratory studies have also confirmed
the high drought tolerance of I. hybrid plants.
The electrical conductivity method modified
by O.I. Kitaev, which has recently been widely
used to assess the drought tolerance of tree
and shrub crops, made it possible to clearly
demonstrate differences in drought tolerance
among I. hybrid cultivars (Skrypka, 2014).
A downward trend in the chlorophyll a to
chlorophyll b ratio was observed in uninfected
Phlox paniculata L. plants compared to
infected ones, which could be used as a
marker of cultivar resistance (Levchyk et al.,
2023).
The differentiation of Poaceae species by
life forms, phenorhythmotype, and biomorphs
simplified the versatile use of these plants
in landscape compositions with varying
ecological and microclimatic conditions.
The studies conducted also demonstrated
the hardiness of the introduced species in
cultivation. Expanding the cultivated ranges
will contribute to conserving Ukraine’s plant
biodiversity, particularly that of rare and
endangered species (Shcherbakova et al.,
2022).
The first results of flower plant breeding
were obtained in the 1960s. Over the next
40 years, scientists from the Department of
Floriculture and Ornamental Plants created
more than 150 plant cultivars valuable to the
flower industry of that time (Shcherbakova
et al., 2025). These included seven cultivars
of irises, eight cultivars of chrysanthemums
(bred by K. Kharchenko), 12 cultivars of milk-
flowered peonies (bred by K. Kharchenko and
I. Tiran), 14 cultivars of paniculate phlox (bred
by K. Kharchenko and V. Gorobets), 24 cultivars
of dahlias (bred by M. Yashchenko), 27 cultivars
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of chrysanthemums (bred by V. Gorobets and
L. Zavidova), the Lactiflora group (bred by
V. Gorobets), 13 cultivars of annual aster (bred
by L. Yaremenko and N. Cherednichenko), 14
cultivars of gladiolus (bred by M. Yashchenko
and O. Tymchenko), four cultivars of lominos
(bred by M. Orlov, Y. Voychenko, and
G. Samayda), and 11 cultivars of lawn grasses
(bred by O. Laptev, O. Kotik, F. Perederii,
I. Kustashvili, B. Grinchenko, and T. Tomko).
The traditional breeding methods used
in the Department of Floriculture and
Ornamental Plants have been, and continue
to be, the mobilization and preservation
of germplasm, the selection of promising
genotypes, and the hybridization of parent
pairs with predetermined traits. Interspecific
hybridization plays a particularly important
role in the creation of cultivars with new
combinations of qualitative and quantitative
traits. Breeding programs for most of the
Department’s crops are aimed at incorporating
cultivars that are as representative as
possible of all existing horticultural groups,
inflorescence and leaf colors, and plant sizes.
These programs also cover the preservation
of historic cultivars and the incorporation of
cultivars from leading breeders to represent
different breeding approaches. Identification
of reference cultivars for the objective and
reliable assessment of the expression levels
of morphological traits, creating cultivars
with new and original ornamental traits (e.g.,
with vibrant inflorescence and leaf colors,
compact habit, etc.), developing cultivars
with improved agronomic and biological
characteristics (e.g., improved vegetative
propagation efficiency, resistance to abiotic
and biotic environmental factors) is also in
focus of the Department’s research.
The remote hybridization methods were
applied by V. Gorobets in a breeding program
to develop peony cultivars with early and very
early flowering times. Herbaceous Paeonia
peregrina Mill., P. wittmanniana Hartwiss ex
Lindl., and P. arietina G.Anderson served as a
source of early flowering breeding material.
The sources of high floral ornamental
value and productivity were the cultivars
of P. lactiflora Pallas and P. officinalis L.
Analysis of the resulting double and triple
interspecific hybrids allowed identification of
the combinations producing fertile offspring.
Among the 40 cultivars obtained, six cultivars
(i.e., ‘Spring Parade’, ‘Stozhary’, ‘Cupid’s Arrows’,
‘Coral Cup’, ‘Blondin’, ‘Bayraktar’, and ‘Dudaryk’)
begin blooming as early as the second ten-
day period of May. A true innovation was the
application of P. officinalis ‘Rubra Plena’ in the
crossing program of V. Gorobets. With the
involvement of this old hybrid, 29 cultivars
were developed.
The rich and diverse gene pool established
by the Department of Floriculture and
Ornamental Plants has enabled the launch of
breeding programs and innovative research
on new crops, as well as the development
of methodologies for comparative cultivar
testing and state registration. In particular,
H. Horai initiated breeding work on the
Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale L.) aimed at
developing cultivars resistant to fluctuations
in winter temperatures, spring and summer
drought, and pathogens. This resulted in
the creation of four cultivars of the Oriental
poppy in 2019 and four more cultivars in
2024. The inflorescences of all cultivars
exhibit high color stability and resistance to
fading (Shcherbakova et al., 2025). The new
cultivars of Chinese callistephus developed
by H. Horai are characterized by their unique
inflorescence colors: pomegranate, pale
apricot, and lilac-purple with a silvery sheen.
The Heuchera cultivars bred by N. Andrukh
exhibit diversity in leaf color, growth
rate, flowering duration, and longevity
in cultivation. The use of intergeneric
hybridization methods between Heuchera
and Tiarella cordifolia L. made it possible to
obtain breeding populations of × Heucherella
H.R.Wehrh. Given that × Heucherella cultivars
are not listed in the State Register of Plant
Cultivars, the development of domestically
adapted forms with modified ornamental
characteristics and improved agronomic
traits is a Department’s nearest priority
(Shcherbakova et al., 2025).
The breeding work with the genus Primula
includes selecting starting material with high
ecological adaptability, increased tolerance
to drought and heat, and long-lasting
ornamental value of the inflorescences. In
particular, O. Pereboichuk has developed
seven primrose cultivars. Breeding work on
small-flowered chrysanthemums enabled
L. Zavidova and V. Gorobets to breed over 70
commercially attractive and disease-resistant
cultivars that vary in growth habit (spherical,
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branched, and cascading), flower form
(radial, anemone-like, and spider-like), and
inflorescence color (two- or three-colored).
Recently, eight cultivars of the genus Astilbe
Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don have been developed,
each with unique growth habits, inflorescence
density, and coloration. Four cultivars were
bred by Y. Buidin, and four others by Y. Buidin
in cooperation with N. Andrukh. Among the
15 registered daylily cultivars, seven hybrids
have a valuable double flower form (bred
by T. Shcherbakova and T. Shcherbakova,
O. Pereboichuk). Targeted crossbreeding of
lilies in the Asian hybrids group resulted in
L. Kikot’s creation of three disease-resistant
cultivars.
In recent years, researchers from the
Department of Floriculture and Ornamental
Plants have participated in developing
several methods for evaluating plant cultivars
for distinctness, uniformity, and stability.
Specifically, Astilbe (Buidin, 2008), Paeonia L.
(Gorobets, 2008), Phlox paniculata (Gorobets,
2011), Heuchera (Gorobets & Andrukh, 2011,
2016), × Heucherella (Andrukh, 2016), Papaver
orientale (Horai, 2017), and Primula L.
(Pereboichuk & Kostenko, 2022) served as the
basis for the state registration of new cultivars
of ornamental garden plants.
Over the past ten years, a comprehensive
introduction assessment that accounted for
biological and ecological characteristics has
established the level of introduction resilience
of the NBG’s collections. The promising
introduced species have been screened and
mobilized for further incorporation into
the breeding process and introduction into
Ukraine’s ornamental horticulture. As a result,
the breeding stock has been substantially
updated. and competitive, ecologically stable
domestic cultivars adapted to local edaphic
and climatic conditions have been developed.
As a result, a total of 165 cultivars of peonies
from the Herbaceous Hybrid Group (including
both internationally and domestically bred
cultivars), 7 species and 3 cultivars of oxalis, 37
cultivars of lilies, 16 highly promising species
of sage, 12 Verbena species, and 15 plant
species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine were
recommended for ornamental horticulture
in Ukraine. A comprehensive introduction
analysis was also conducted on two species
and 200 cultivars of daylilies, 45 species and 18
cultivars of the Poaceae family, and 379 species
of perennials that overwinter in open ground
(Research Report, 2023).
The practical outcome of the Department’s
research efforts – cultivars (i.e., cultivars
developed at the NBG, as well as the best
performing cultivars) are continuously
introduced into ornamental horticulture,
educational institutions, botanical gardens,
arboretums, as well as farms and private
individuals, through the provision of initial
planting material obtained by the primary
propagation of species and cultivars intended
for introduction.
Another result of the Department’s scientific
work is that every year it participates in the
creation, scientific support, and maintenance
of the “Seasons” exhibition and collection area
at the NBG. The perennial displays (peonies,
bearded irises, perennial poppies), as well as
regularly updated displays of annual plants and
plants that do not overwinter in open ground
(annuals, Chinese callistephus, small-flowered
chrysanthemums, dahlias and cannas, and
oxalis) are created by the Department’s staff.
Over the past 20 years, the Department’s
staff and graduate students have defended a
number of PhD dissertations dedicated to the
study of the genus Lilium L. (Kykot, 2009) and
the family Papaveraceae Juss. (Horai, 2011),
the genus Anemone L. (Pereboichuk, 2012), Iris
hybrida (Skrypka, 2014), the genus Heuchera
(Andrukh, 2016), and ornamental herbaceous
vines (Pavlenko, 2016).
The primary challenge facing our country
is to overcome the devastating consequences
of military operations as quickly as possible,
both in environmental terms and in improving
the psychological and emotional well-being
of Ukrainians, both military personnel and
civilians. Therefore, botanical institutions
focused on environmental education (including
the NBG) play a leading role in overcoming
the consequences of the war and restoring
civil life in our country. To implement these
projects, the Department of Floriculture and
Ornamental Plants of the NBG draws not only
on its many years of scientific achievements
but also on a team of professional researchers
capable of successfully carrying out all
assigned tasks. The Department recognizes
the special role of ornamental plants in these
processes.
Hence, in future research, we aim to
create synergy between our long-standing
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work in plant introduction and breeding and
new research directions addressing modern
challenges. Therefore, the main objectives
for the coming years in the Department’s
scientific work are to screen the global gene
pool of ornamental plants, mobilize, preserve,
and enrich the collection, study the biological
and ecological foundations of cultivation and
the resistance of introduced species to biotic
and abiotic factors associated with military
operations, replenishing the hybrid stock and
creating domestic highly ornamental cultivars
resistant to environmental factors, developing
assortments to optimize urban landscapes
and create sustainable, ornamental flower
arrangements, and expanding the range of
their applications while taking into account
the plants’ phytoremediation and phytoncide
activity, resistance to modern environmental
factors in overcoming the consequences
of military operations in Ukraine and their
positive impact on human psycho-emotional
and physiological well-being.
Conclusions
Thus, the Department of Floriculture and
Ornamental Plants of the NBG is a leading
scientific center for floriculture in Ukraine,
with the largest collection comprising
over 5,000 specimens of ornamental
plants. The Department’s scientific work
is a comprehensive process that combines
plant introduction, in-depth biological and
ecological research, and breeding to create
resilient domestic cultivars. The main objective
of the plant diversity mobilization program
in the Department is to incorporate wild
plant species (including those not previously
cultivated in Ukraine), as well as new cultivars
for floriculture and original cultivars from
global breeding programs. This process
proceeds along two main lines: updating the
assortment for further use in the region’s soil
and climate conditions, and creating a donor
base with valuable ornamental or agronomic
characteristics for further breeding. The
practical results of the Department’s breeding
work over the past decades include the
creation of more than 150 cultivars that are
competitive not only in Ukraine but also on
the global stage.
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Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як
провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні
Юрій Буйдін *, Тетяна Щербакова, Світлана Машковська, Василь Горобець, Ганна Горай, Оксана
Перебойчук, Ольга Тимченко, Лариса Кикоть, Наталія Андрух, Людмила Завідова
Національний ботанічний сад імені М.М. Гришка НАН України, вул. Садово-Ботанічна, 1, Київ, 01103,
Україна; * buidin@nbg.kyiv.ua
У статті висвітлено багаторічну діяльність, з акцентом на останні десятиріччя, відділу квітниково-
декоративних рослин Національного ботанічного саду імені М.М. Гришка НАН України (НБС),
який є головним науковим осередком квітникарства в Україні. Зокрема, детально описано історію
формування найбільшої в країні колекції, що налічує понад п’ять тисяч зразків.
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The Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden
у селекційний процес рослини проходять всебічне вивчення: від морфобіологічних ознак до
ритмів росту і розвитку та стійкості до хвороб (наприклад, фузаріозу у айстр чи борошнистої роси
у флоксів). В перспективі це дозволяє створювати екологічно стійкі та конкурентоспроможні
вітчизняні сорти. Для створення нових сортів науковці застосовують гібридизацію батьківських
пар із запрограмованими ознаками, а також міжвидову та віддалену гібридизацію. Наприклад,
використання методів віддаленої гібридизації дозволило отримати унікальні сорти півоній із
надранніми термінами цвітіння.
Практичні результати селекційної роботи включають створення за останні два десятиліття понад
150 сортів, як традиційних для відділу культур – півонії, хризантеми дрібноквіткової, гладіолусів,
айстри однорічної, так і активне створення нових у селекційному плані для установи (та переважно
для України) сортів квітниково-декоративних рослин – лілійника, лілій, астильби, маку східного,
гейхери та примули. Ще одним вагомим практичним надбанням є розробка науковцями відділу
методик проведення експертизи сортів на відмінність, однорідність і стабільність (ВОС-тест). Такі
методики вже створені для астильби, півонії, флокса, гейхери, маку східного та інших культур, що
є необхідною умовою для державної реєстрації нових вітчизняних сортів. Всі вони базуються на
результатах багаторічного інтродукційного сортовивчення.
Ключові слова: декоративні рослини, генофонд, сорти, види, інтродукція, селекція
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| spelling | www-plantintroduction-org-article-17052026-07-16T01:34:08Z The Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine as a leading scientific center in the field of floriculture in Ukraine Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні Buidin, Yurii Scherbakova, Tetiana Mashkovska, Svitlana Gorobets, Vasyl Horai, Hanna Pereboichuk, Oksana Tymchenko, Olga Kykot, Larysa Andrukh, Nataliia Zavidova, Ludmyla The article highlights the long-standing work (with a focus on the last few decades) of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine (NBG), which serves as the leading scientific center for floriculture in Ukraine. In particular, it provides a detailed account of the history of the country’s largest collection, comprising over 5,000 specimens.The scientific work of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants at the NBG combines plant introduction, in-depth biological and ecological research, and in-house breeding to create resilient domestic cultivars. Breeding is one of the Department’s top priorities. Before being included in the breeding process, plants undergo a comprehensive study, including morphobiological traits, growth and development patterns, and disease resistance (for example, fusarium wilt in asters or powdery mildew in phlox). In the long-term perspective, this enables the creation of ecologically sustainable and competitive domestic cultivars. To create new cultivars, scientists use hybridization of parent pairs with predefined traits, as well as interspecific and distant hybridization. For example, the use of distant hybridization methods has enabled the development of unique peony cultivars with extremely early flowering.The practical results of the breeding work include the creation, over the past two decades, of more than 150 cultivars– both those traditional to the Department (e.g., peonies, small-flowered chrysanthemums, gladiolus, and annual asters) and the active development of cultivars of ornamental plants new for the NBG and Ukraine (e.g., daylilies, lilies, astilbes, oriental poppies, heuchera, and primroses). Another significant practical achievement is the development by the Department’s scientists of methods for evaluating cultivars for distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS test). Such methodologies have already been developed for astilbe, peony, phlox, heuchera, oriental poppy, and other crops, which is a prerequisite for the state registration of new domestic cultivars. All of them are based on many years of experience in introductions and cultivar investigations. У статті висвітлено багаторічну діяльність, з акцентом на останні десятиріччя, відділу квітниково-декоративних рослин Національного ботанічного саду імені М.М. Гришка НАН України (НБС), який є головним науковим осередком квітникарства в Україні. Зокрема, детально описано історію формування найбільшої в країні колекції, що налічує понад п’ять тисяч зразків.Наукова діяльність відділу квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС поєднує інтродукцію, глибокі біолого-екологічні дослідження та власне селекцію для створення стійких вітчизняних сортів. Селекційний напрям є одним з пріоритетних у науковій діяльності відділу. Перед залученням у селекційний процес рослини проходять всебічне вивчення: від морфобіологічних ознак до ритмів росту і розвитку та стійкості до хвороб (наприклад, фузаріозу у айстр чи борошнистої роси у флоксів). В перспективі це дозволяє створювати екологічно стійкі та конкурентоспроможні вітчизняні сорти. Для створення нових сортів науковці застосовують гібридизацію батьківських пар із запрограмованими ознаками, а також міжвидову та віддалену гібридизацію. Наприклад, використання методів віддаленої гібридизації дозволило отримати унікальні сорти півоній із надранніми термінами цвітіння.Практичні результати селекційної роботи включають створення за останні два десятиліття понад 150 сортів, як традиційних для відділу культур – півонії, хризантеми дрібноквіткової, гладіолусів, айстри однорічної, так і активне створення нових у селекційному плані для установи (та переважно для України) сортів квітниково-декоративних рослин – лілійника, лілій, астильби, маку східного, гейхери та примули. Ще одним вагомим практичним надбанням є розробка науковцями відділу методик проведення експертизи сортів на відмінність, однорідність і стабільність (ВОС-тест). Такі методики вже створені для астильби, півонії, флокса, гейхери, маку східного та інших культур, що є необхідною умовою для державної реєстрації нових вітчизняних сортів. Всі вони базуються на результатах багаторічного інтродукційного сортовивчення. M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine 2026-07-15 Article Article application/pdf https://www.plantintroduction.org/index.php/pi/article/view/1705 10.46341/PI2026005 Plant Introduction; No 110 (2026): Early view; 47-59 Інтродукція Рослин; № 110 (2026): Early view; 47-59 2663-290X 1605-6574 en https://www.plantintroduction.org/index.php/pi/article/view/1705/1592 Copyright (c) 2026 Tetiana Scherbakova, Svitlana Mashkovska, Vasyl Gorobets, Hanna Horai, Oksana Pereboichuk, Olga Tymchenko, Larysa Kykot, Nataliia Andrukh, Ludmyla Zavidova http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Buidin, Yurii Scherbakova, Tetiana Mashkovska, Svitlana Gorobets, Vasyl Horai, Hanna Pereboichuk, Oksana Tymchenko, Olga Kykot, Larysa Andrukh, Nataliia Zavidova, Ludmyla Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні |
| title | Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні |
| title_alt | The Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Plants of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine as a leading scientific center in the field of floriculture in Ukraine |
| title_full | Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні |
| title_fullStr | Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні |
| title_full_unstemmed | Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні |
| title_short | Відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин НБС імені М.М. Гришка НАН України як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в Україні |
| title_sort | відділ квітниково-декоративних рослин нбс імені м.м. гришка нан україни як провідний науковий центр в галузі квітникарства в україні |
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