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B4770 - ARMERIA MARITIMA, SEA THRIFT
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'Morning Star White'
The new Armeria 'Morning Star White' is the perfect compliment to ist sister variety 'Morning Star Deep Rose'. 'Morning Star White' provides a multitude of flowers, white flower color, long lasting blooms and deep, green grass-like foliage. At 15 cm 6'', 'Morning Star White' is dainty and petite, and is a perfect accent for rock gardens, container pots and perennial borders.
multitude of bright white long lasting 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: | |
0 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 68-70 °F, 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 63-68 °F.
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| Growing On: | |
6-8 weeks after sowing transplant 1 plug into pot (7-9 cm) 4'' or 2-3 plugs into bigger pots (10-15 cm) 6''.
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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 55-64 °F. In winter indoors frost free at 3-5 °C 37-41 °F or outdoors. Outdoors a fleece cover is needed. For forcing in spring grow for 10-11 weeks at 15-18 °C 59-64 °F. Cold temperatures from 7-12 °C slow
down plant growth and increase crop times. At temperatures below 7 °C 45 °F 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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