Melampodium paludosum Melanie

Description
Annual beddingplant with yellow, star-shaped flowers on bright green foliage. Continuous flowering abundantly, thrives in full sun, ideal for both bedding and windowbox. Largeflowering and selfcleaning (no maintenance).

-Compact and uniform plant habit
-Floriferous and self cleaning
-Strong heat tolerance
-Excellent all weather garden performance

General
-colour: yellow
-flower type: Composite, single
-height: 20 cm/8" at the moment of sale (grows to 40 cm /16"in the garden)
-life cycle: annual
-seedcount: 200-250 seeds/gram
-time sowing-flowering: 9-11 weeks, depending on sowing date
-plug time: 3 weeks
-finish: 6-9 weeks
-flowering time: May-September
-sales window: 4 weeks
-family: Asteraceae

Sowing instruction
-method: sow in plugs, cover lightly with e.g. Vermiculite
-time: January-March
-temperature: 20-22°C/68-72"
-germination time: approx. 1 week

Growing on
-potsize: 9-12 cm/3.5-5" pot; 3 weeks after sowing
-soil: standard
-irrigation: regularly; plants use a lot of water during vegetative growth
-optimum temperature: when root system has developed 16-18°C(60-64°F)
-diseases/pests: aphids, white fly; treat with standard products