Salvia splendens Rookie

Description
Annual beddingplant in intermediate type darkgreen, heart shaped foliage with bright scarlet flowerspike. Base-branching.

-Bright scarlet flowers on dark-green foliage
-Very basal branching plant habit
-Long flowering period
-Strong heat tolerance

General
-colour: scarlet
-height: 20 cm/8"
-life cycle: annual
-seedcount: 250-350 seeds per gram
-time sowing-flowering: 12-8 weeks, depending on sowing date
-family: Lamiaceae

Sowing instruction
-method: sow in plugs and cover lightly with media
-time: end of January - mid of April
-temperature: 22-24°C (20-22°F). When root system is well-developed, lower temperature to 18-20°C (64-68°F) (later 15o C/59°F)
-germination time: 10-14 days

Growing on
-distance between rows and/or plants: depending on containertype and - size up to 100 pl/m2
-soil: well-drained and pre-fertilized soil
-irrigation: standard
-optimum temperature: 18-20°C(64-68°F)
-diseases/pests: aphids, white fly
-fertilization: regularly; prevents the plants from forming yellow leaves