Salvia Lighthouse Grower Fact

Salvia splendens Lighthouse

Description
Lighthouse is a tall bush-type Salvia splendens with long lasting colour display in the garden. Lighthouse performs like a 50-70cm /20-24" red beacon in your garden with great weather-tolerance.

-Usable as tall single stemmed patio plant
-Tall height-divider
-For landscaping, low maintenance

General
-colour: scarlet
-flowertype: labiate
-height: 50-70 cm/20-23"
-life cycle: annual
-seedcount: 300-400 seeds per gram
-time sowing-flowering: 10-12 weeks, depending on sowing date
-plug time: 4 weeks
-finish time: 6-8 weeks
-flowering time: throughout Summer
-sales window: 2-3 months
-family: Lamiaceae

Sowing instruction
-method: sow in plugs and cover thin with soil or vermiculite
-time: end of January ¨C mid of April
-temperature: 20-22¡ãC(68-74¡ãF). When root system is well-developed, lower temperature to 18-20¡ãC (64-68¡ãF) (later 15¡ãC/59¡ãF)
-germination: 10-14 days

Growing on
-distance between rows and/or plants: depending on container-type and ¨Csize up to 100 pl/m2 (45 plants/m2 in end stadium)
-soil: well-drained and pre-fertilized soil
-irrigation: standard
-optimum temperature: 18-20¡ãC(64-68¡ãF)(, finish 16-18¡ãC(60-64¡ãF)
-diseases/pests: aphids, white fly
-fertilization: regularly; prevents the plants from forming yellow leaves