DIANTHUS F1 POLAR SERIES Dianthus chinensis x barbatus

COLORS AVAILABLE:
Coral, Crimson, Pink Blush, Purple, Purple Picotee, Red Picotee, Rose, Formula Mix

FLOWER/GARDEN SIZE: Colorful flowers, many with a spicy fragrance

Garden height = 8”-12” tall

NOVELTY
CHARACTERISTIC:
Earlier flowering under cool conditions, excellent performance, floriferous, heat resistant, heavily branched, hardy, good disease resistance

MARKET USE: Excellent colorful bedding, landscape sales, cold tolerant, so can be sold early in the season, performs well in mixed containers, excellent for fall sales in warmer areas of the country

CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONTAINER SIZE:
SOWING: Tray size- 288 tray
FINISH CONTAINER: Cell packs up to 5” pots, multiples in 6” or gallon containers

PLUG STAGE:
GERMINATION Emergence 3-5 days / 70-75 °F / cover seed Provide medium moisture
EC (POUR THRU METHOD): Emergence to cotyledon expansion= 0.5-0.75 mS/cm
cotyledon expansion to plug finish= 0.75 mS/cm
plug finish= 0.75-1.0 mS/cm
PLUG FINISH TIME: 5-6 weeks in a 288 tray

FINISHING:
TRANSPLANT: 30-40 days after sowing
DAYS TO FLOWER: 80-100 days (dependant upon growing temperature)
TEMPERATURE: 50-60 °F day / 40-50 °F night
EC: 1.5-3.0 mS/cm (pour thru method)
pH: 6.2-6.8

COMMON DISEASE/PESTS: Alternaria leaf spot, root rots, Fusarium wilt, thrips, whitefly; resistant to Phytophthora

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