Viola x wittrockiana $14.94/M

GRIMES HORTICULTURE
Phone: 440-241-7333
www.Grimes-hort.com
PANSY – NATURE F1 SERIES
Viola x wittrockiana $14.94/M
Pansy F1 Nature Mulberry Shades
New for ’07-‘08
COLORS AVAILABLE:
Antique Shades, Beacon, Blue, Blue and Yellow, Frosty Rose,
Lemon Yellow, Mulberry Shades, Ocean, Orange, Pink Shades,
Plum Purple, Red and Yellow, Red with Blotch, Rose with Blotch,
Rose Pink , White, Yellow, Formula Mix
New for ’07-’08: Carmine Shades with Blotch, Pink Antique
FLOWER/GARDEN SIZE:
Small flowered / durable plants ─ strong performers
MARKET USE:
Bedding, spring and fall sales, mass plantings, landscape, mixed containers
CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONTAINER SIZE:
SOWING:
FINISH CONTAINER:
PLUG STAGE:
GERMINATION
EC (POUR THRU METHOD):
PLUG FINISH TIME:
288 - 512 tray
Cell packs, 4” containers, multiples in 6” and gallons
Emergence 3-7 days / 68-73 F / cover seed
Must be kept moist for uniform emergence
Emergence to cotyledon expansion= 0.5-0.75 mS/cm
Cotyledon expansion to true leaf= 0.75-1.0 mS/cm
plug finish= 0.9-1.25 mS/cm
4-5 weeks in a 288 tray
FINISHING:
TRANSPLANT:
DAYS TO FLOWER:
TEMPERATURE:
FERTILIZATION:
EC:
pH:
COMMON DISEASE/PESTS:
30 days after sowing
80-90 days spring sowing / 70-80 days fall sowing
68 F day / 50-60 F night
100-150 ppm nitrogen
1.0-2.25 mS/cm
5.5-5.8
Thielaviopsis Root Rot, Cercospora Leaf Spot, Alternaria Leaf Spot,
Downy Mildew
NOTES:
• After seedling establishment allow media to cycle through wet/dry periods. Avoid prolonged saturation.
• Monitor pH carefully. High pH will lead to nutrient deficiency.
• Fertilizers formulated for Pansies or calcium-based fertilizers are preferred.
REVIEWS
Walt Disney World:
2000 Winter Trial – “mounding plants covered in bloom, very floriferous,
dense, uniform plants” Rated excellent
Ohio State University: 2003-2004 Fall and Spring evaluation – Nature earned highest overall scores
in both Fall and Spring evaluations
Descriptions, illustrations, photos and disease resistance, etc. are based upon the results obtained under favorable conditions and certain races
of pathogens/diseases. Identical results are not guaranteed nor implied for all growing conditions.