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LIGHT LEVELS IN FOOT- CANDLES
SERIES/ VARIETY
MEDIA PH
VERNALIZATION REQUIRED
WATERING FERTILIZATION
PAGE CROP
TEMPERATURE DAYLENGTH
5.8-6.2 45 to 80°F (7 to 27°C)
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Moderate
Maintain EC of 1.0-1.2
DayScape™ Lemon Meringue DayScape™ Peach Flame
58-59 HEMEROCALLIS Hemerocallis hybrida 58-59 HEMEROCALLIS Hemerocallis hybrida 58-59 HEMEROCALLIS Hemerocallis hybrida 58-59 HEMEROCALLIS Hemerocallis hybrida
5.8-6.2 45 to 80°F (7 to 27°C)
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Moderate
Maintain EC of 1.0-1.2
DayScape™ Scarlet Burst
5.8-6.2 45 to 80°F (7 to 27°C)
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Moderate
Maintain EC of 1.0-1.2
DayScape™ Scarlet Ribbon
5.8-6.2 45 to 80°F (7 to 27°C)
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Moderate
Maintain EC of 1.0-1.2
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 100 to 125 ppm. Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 100 to 125 ppm. Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 125 to 150 ppm N. Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 125 to 150 ppm.
Day length neutral
No
1,500 to 2,500
Allow media to dry slightly
Everglow Series 5.8-6.2 Nights: 50 to 55°F (10 to 13°C) Days: 60 to 65°F (16 to 18°C) Carnival Series 5.8-6.2 Nights: 50 to 55°F (10 to 13°C) Days: 60 to 65°F (16 to 18°C) Big Top Series 5.8-6.2 Nights: 55 to 65°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 75°F (18 to 24°C)
66 HEUCHERA Heuchera hybrid
between watering.
Day length neutral
No
1,500 to 2,500
Allow media to dry slightly
65 HEUCHERA
Heuchera x hybrida
between watering. Moderate
Day length neutral
No
1,500 to 2,500
66 HEUCHERA
Heuchera x villosa
3,000 to 5,000
Allow media to dry regularly
Day length neutral
Cuttings supplied from Darwin Colombia receive enough cold to induce into flower, so growers will not need to vernalize.
'Summer Snowdrift'
5.8-6.2 Nights: 45 to
IBERIS Iberis hybrid
67
55°F (7 to 13°C) Days: 55 to 65°F (13 to 18°C)
between watering.
'Snowsation'
5.8-6.2 45 to 60°F (7 to 16°C)
Day length neutral
Yes
3,000 to 5,000
Low to moderate Use a balanced
68 IBERIS
fertilizer at a rate of 150 to 175 ppm N. Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 150 to 175 ppm
Iberis sempervirens
Glowstick
5.8-6.2 68 to 72°F (20 to 22°C)
Long day obligate
No
5,000 to 8,000
Allow media to dry slightly between watering. Overwatering will result in slow bulk. Allow media to dry slightly
70 KNIPHOFIA
Kniphofia uvaria
N. Generally a heavier feeder.
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 125 to 150 ppm.
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
'Annet'
5.8-6.2 Nights: 55 to
LAVANDULA Lavandula angustifolia
72
65°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 75°F (18 to 24°C)
between watering.
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 125 to 150 ppm.
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Allow media to dry slightly
SuperBlue
5.9-6.2 Nights: 55 to
LAVANDULA Lavandula angustifolia
72
65°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 75°F (18 to 24°C)
between watering.
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 100 to 125 ppm.
5,000 to 8,000
Allow media to dry slightly
Beneficial for earlier flowering and more blooms.
Lavender Frost™ Series
5.8-6.2 Nights: 56 to
LAVANDULA Lavandula pedunculata
77
64°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 76°F (18 to 24°C)
between watering.
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 100 to 125 ppm.
5,000 to 8,000
Allow media to dry slightly
Day length neutral
Beneficial for earlier flowering and more blooms.
Anouk Series 5.8-6.2 Nights: 56 to 64°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 76°F (18 to 24°C)
LAVANDULA Lavandula stoechas
74
between watering.
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 100 to 125 ppm.
Day length neutral
No
5,000 to 8,000
Allow media to dry slightly
Primavera
5.8-6.2 Nights: 56 to
LAVANDULA Lavandula stoechas
76
64°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 76°F (18 to 24°C)
between watering.
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 100 to 125 ppm.
5,000 to 8,000
Allow media to dry slightly
Day length neutral
Beneficial for earlier flowering and more blooms.
Butterfly Garden™ Series
5.8-6.2 Nights: 56 to
LAVANDULA Lavandula stoechas
75
64°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 76°F (18 to 24°C)
between watering.
Make My Daisy™ Series
5.8-6.2 Nights: 55°F (13°C) Days: 68°F (20°C)
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Moderate
Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 150 to 175 ppm N. Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 150 to 175 ppm N. Use a balanced fertilizer at a rate of 150 to 175 ppm N.
LEUCANTHEMUM Leucanthemum superbum LEUCANTHEMUM Leucanthemum x superbum
78
'Whitecap'
5.8-6.2 Nights: 55°F (13°C) Days: 68°F (20°C)
Long day facultative
No
5,000 to 8,000
Moderate
79
Day length neutral
No
1,500 to 2,500
Moderate
'Night Light'
5.8-6.2 Nights: 55 to
LYSIMACHIA Lysimachia alfredii
81
65°F (13 to 18°C) Days: 65 to 75°F (18 to 24°C)
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