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D3420 - BELLIS PERENNIS, ENGLISH DAISY
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'Habanera® Rose'
fully double 6 cm ray florets above neat leaf rosettes, the largest-flowered bellis available for commercial production. Especially suitable for frost-free greenhouse cultivation. Special cultivar for field cultivation and for frost-free greenhouse cultivation in the winter.
** Benary Specialties **
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
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| Life Cycle: | |
Biennial
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| Familiy, Origin: | |
Asteraceae, Europe
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| Sitelocation: | |
Full sun - partial shade
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| Garden Height: | |
15 cm
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5,91 inch
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| Flower Size: | |
6 cm
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2,36 inch
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| Natural flowertime: | |
March - April
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| Crop Time: | |
Plug crop: 5 weeks; Green pots: 12-16 weeks; Flowering pots: 6-7 months, with vernalization
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| Sell Period: | |
August-October, mainly March-April
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| Seed Form: | |
Raw Seed
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| Seed Count: | |
4854 K/g
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| Sowing Time: | |
Pot plant production (frost free): End August - Mid September; Pot plant production (without heating): Mid August - End August
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| Sowing Method: | |
3-5 seeds per plug
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| Germination: | |
Stage I and II: 14-21 days at 18 °C; Stage III and IV: 7-14 days at 15 °C, in media with very low soluble salt levels and pH: 5.5-6.2. Cover seed lightly with vermiculite after sowing. Keep soil wet (relative humidity: 100 %). Avoid direct sunlight by shading seed after sowing. In seed-boxes sow not too dense (1 g/m²).
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| Plug Culture: | |
From Stage II reduce the soil moisture, but the plug should not dry out. Do not let soluble salt level rise above 0,50 EC. Start fertilization at 50 ppm nitrogen in a well balanced formula. During Stage III and Stage IV fertilization levels can be increased to 150-200 ppm.
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| Growing On: | |
3-4 weeks after sowing transplant 3-5 plants into a pot (7-9 cm) or packs. For pot plant production without heating transplant not later than early October, because the roots grow deep into pot before the frost is coming. Avoid the plant roots grow into soil underground.
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| Media: | |
Use a well-drained, growing substrate with 15-30 % clay, 0-15 % organic parts (e.g. compost), 1 kg/m³ complete balanced fertilizer, 0-2 kg/m³ slow release fertilizer (3-6 months), iron-chelate, micronutrients, pH: 5.5-6.2.
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| Photoperiod / Light: | |
Day length neutral plants. For the growth and flowering Bellis need high light levels. Avoid direct sunlight by shading at frost.
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| Temperature: | |
Grow at 10-12 °C or outdoors. In winter indoors frost free at 3-5 °C or outdoors. Outdoor fleece cover needed. At mid December the plants start to grow for 5-7 weeks at 10-12 °C. Grow as cool as possible but avoid freezing temperatures for a good plant quality. Temperatures above 12 °C will result in big foliage growth, thin flower stems and missing flowering initiation. Temperatures below 6 °C delay the buds development. At warm outdoors temperatures open airing in time.
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| Fertilization: | |
Moderate fertilization levels are required. Fertilize the crop weekly with 150-200 ppm nitrogen (at 0 kg/m³ slow release fertilizer in substrate), using a complete balanced fertilizer. The plants take up the minerals at 5 °C. Avoid high ammonium and high nitrogen levels. Don't fertilize after early October. In spring fertilize 150-200 ppm nitrogen of a potassium balanced fertilizer
(N: K2O-ratio: 1:1,5). The roots are sensitive to high salt levels in substrates.
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| Cultural Hints: | |
Avoid that the plant roots grow into the soil underground and cultivate as cool as possible for compact plant development. High relative humidity in winter and wet foliage cause for Botrytis. Cultivate slightly moist but not wet.
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All colors
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* Germination Stages (from seed to finished young plant)
| Stage I: | Starts with the radicle breaking through the testa. The roots are touching the medium. Ends with fully developed cotyledons. |
| Stage II: | Starts from fully developed cotyledons. Ends with the fully developed true leaf or true leaf pair. |
| Stage III: | Starts from the fully developed true leaf or true leaf pair and ends with 80% of the young plants being marketable. |
| Stage IV: | All young plants are ready for sale and in the process of being hardened off. This stage lasts about 7 days. |
Hint
The cultural recommendations are based on results from trials conducted under Central European conditions. Different conditions in other parts of the world may lead to deviations in results achieved.
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