Salvia Sangria Salvia splendens COLORS AVAILABLE: Red & white bicolor GARDEN SIZE: Height: 8-12” NOVELTY CHARACTERISTIC: Early flowering, heavily branched, genetically dwarf, unique bicolor salvia with red petals and lime green to white calyxes MARKET USE: Packs, pots, combination planters, mass plantings

CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONTAINER SIZE:
SOWING: 288 tray
FINISH CONTAINER: Packs, 4”, 6” and Gallon containers
PLUG STAGE: GERMINATION Emergence 6-10 days / 75-78°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 EC= 0.75-1.0 mS/cm
PLUG FINISH TIME: 4-6 weeks in a 288 tray

FINISHING:
TRANSPLANT: 25-35 days after sowing
DAYS TO FLOWER: 60-70 days
TEMPERATURE: 65-75°F day / 55-60°F night
EC: 1.0-2.25 mS/cm (pour thru method)
pH: 5.4-5.8

COMMON DISEASE/PESTS: Alternaria Leaf Spot / Aphids, Spider Mites, Thrips

NOTES:
-After cotyledons have expanded, lower temperature to 65-68°F to reduce stretching.
-Plugs best shipped between 41 & 54°F.
-pH & EC should be monitored for this crop. Salvia is very sensitive to high salts. pH should not exceed 6.2.