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B4750 - ARMERIA MARITIMA, SEA THRIFT
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'Morning Star Deep Rose'
The compact Armeria 'Morning Star Deep Rose' is a new addition to Benary's
FastraX perennial line. 'Morning Star Deep Rose' blooms the first year from seed,
offering quick and easy production. Reaching heights of 15 cm, 'Morning Star Deep Rose' is a petite, spring flowering beauty.
'Morning Star Deep Rose' provides a multitude of flowers, intense color, long lasting blooms and deep green grass-like foliage. Dainty and petite, 'Morning Star Deep Rose' is at home in rock gardens, container pots and perennial borders.
Pair 'Morning Star Deep Rose' with Arabis 'Snowfix', Myosotis 'Sylva Mix' and
Aquilegia 'Spring Magic® Rose & White' to create a rose-pink spring flowering
garden.
multitude of rose pink flowers above deep green grass like foliage
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
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| Life Cycle: | |
Perennial
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| Sitelocation: | |
Sun
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| Garden Height: | |
15 cm
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5,91 inch
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| Crop Time: | |
15-16 weeks
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| Sell Period: | |
March-August
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| Seed Form: | |
Raw
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| Seed Count: | |
1 K/g
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| Sowing Method: | |
2-3 seeds per plug
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| Germination: | |
7-10 days at 20-21 °C, cover seed lightly with vermiculite after sowing. Keep soil slightly moist, but not wet.
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| Plug Culture: | |
From Stage II reduce the temperature to 17-20 °C.
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| Growing On: | |
6-8 weeks after sowing transplant 1 plug into pot (7-9 cm) or 2-3 plugs into bigger pots (10-15 cm).
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| Media: | |
Use a well-drained, growing perennial substrate, pH: 5.8-7.0.
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| Photoperiod / Light: | |
Day length neutral plants. Armeria needs high light
levels. Start with supplemental lightig in early spring for an early crop.
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| Temperature: | |
Grow at 13-17 °C. In winter indoors frost free at 3-5 °C or outdoors. Outdoors a fleece cover is needed. For forcing in spring grow for 10-11 weeks at 15-18 °C. Cold temperatures from 7-12 °C slow
down plant growth and increase crop times. At temperatures below 7 °C plants stop growing.
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| Fertilization: | |
Low-moderate fertilization levels are required.
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| Cultural Hints: | |
After planting and establishing, treat pots with a fungicide against root diseases and clean the plants well. The plant growth is slow and the plant develops a tap root. Dry, light and airy cultivation. The roots are very sensitive to wet substrates.
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All colors
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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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