Melampodium Milion Gold Grower Fact



MELAMPODIUM LEMON DELIGHT & MILLION GOLD
Melampodium paludosum

COLORS AVAILABLE: Lemon Delight- lemon yellow Million Gold- golden yellow

FLOWER/GARDEN SIZE: 8 to 10” in the garden

NOVELTY CHARACTERISTIC: dwarf plants, extremely floriferous, excellent in hot & humid climates MARKET USE: bedding, pack and 4” production, good combination plant, full sun


CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONTAINER SIZE:
SOWING: 392-288 tray
FINISH CONTAINER: packs, 4”, multiples in gallon pots

PLUG STAGE:
GERMINATION emergence 7-10 days / 65 F / cover seed
EC (POUR THRU METHOD): emergence to cotyledon expansion = 0.5-0.75 mS/cm
cotyledon expansion to true leaf growth = 0.75 mS/cm
plug finish = 0.75-1.25 mS/cm
PLUG FINISH TIME: 3-5 weeks in a 288 tray

FINISHING:
TRANSPLANT: 15-25 days after sowing
DAYS TO FLOWER: 50-65 days
TEMPERATURE: 70-80 F day / 60-62 F night
EC: 1.0-2.25 mS/cm (pour thru method)
pH: 5.5-6.5

COMMON DISEASE/PESTS: Phytopthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia / Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips

NOTES:
-Seeds have a tendency to push themselves out of the media if not covered.
-Avoid saturated media in plug trays

REGIONAL INFORMATION:
-Takes summer heat and rains in the Gulf coastal states with ease

REVIEWS/AWARDS:
-Has been awarded to both Lemon Delight and Million Gold.