This mix has strong stems crowned with an abdunance of blooms. Great for Spring and Autumn sales. Ideal for 10.5 to 12 cm pots 35cm.
‘Snapdragon’. Annual, which can be sown early and sold April onwards as it is tolerant of low temperatures. Sow January-February, germinates 7-10 days at 18-21°C. Sowing-flowering 14-16 weeks. 6,500 seeds per gram, sow 1/4g for 1,000 plants.
Compact varieties such as Floral Showers are sold in 6 or 9 packs in bud or in flower. They can also be sown in June-July and sold in flower in pots in Autumn.
Taller varieties are sold in 9-packs or strip trays as green plants with label. Taller F1 hybrids such as Liberty Classic and Sonnet are ideal for formal bedding schemes.
Candy Showers is a trailing hanging basket variety for Spring and Autumn sales.
Cut Flower Technical Information:
Sow at 18-21°C, transplant into modules. Sow September onwards for planting out in unheated glass/ tunnels for Spring cropping. Sow February for planting outdoors May onwards for Summer Cropping. Or sow July for cropping under unheated glass/tunnels in late Autumn. Plant out at 25x25cm, pinching out tips. Thin to 4-5 of strongest shoots per plant. Requires support with crop netting. Cut when spikes are one third open. Feed crop well. Rocket, Madame Butterfly and the Potomac Series are cut flower types.