ApeX

Many perennials from seed such as Lavandula exhibit seed dormancy. Depending on the species, the dormancy of the seed can be very pronounced. Dormancy is a natural survival mechanism from adverse/stressful climatic conditions that can occur in nature.

Seed dormancy is not desirable for modern growers. Mechanical sowing into plug trays demands uniform and high percentage seed germination. Various post harvest techniques are used by seed companies to break dormancy. Depending on the species, specific techniques can assist to break seed dormancy.

Methods such as resting the seed for a specific period of time, and chemical treatments to the seed can be used to ‘break’ seed dormancy to insure that the seed is in a usable condition for growers.

High quality seed is the key to efficient plug production. ApeX Blue Point Seed^® has quantifiable economic results.

We are pleased to offer the following ApeX Seed items:

Alchemilla mollis Thriller^®

• 10 % Increase in transplant capacity over raw seed 
• 80 % Minimum germination capacity in soil
  (raw: 70 %)

Geranium sanguineum Vision^®

• 30 % Increase in transplant capacity over raw seed 
• 65 % Minimum germination capacity in soil
  (raw: 35 %)

Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote Blue, Munstead Variety, Vicenza Blue

• 35 % Increase in transplant capacity over raw seed 
• 85 % Minimum germination capacity in soil
  (raw: 50 %)
   

Penstemon digitalis Mystica

• 25 % Increase in transplant capacity over raw seed 
• 85 % Minimum germination capacity in soil
  (raw: 60 %)

Ptilotus exaltatus Joey^®

• 85 % Minimum germination capacity in soil

Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm

• 25 % Increase in transplant capacity over raw seed 
• 75 % Minimum germination capacity in soil 
  (raw: 50 %)

• enables automatic sowability

Verbena bonariensis Finesse^®

• 55 % Increase in transplant capacity over raw seed
• 70 % Minimum germination capacity in soil
  (raw: 15 %)

Optimal storage:

6 months at 41 °F (5 °C)

Lavandula angustifolia

Hidcote Blue

Raw / ApeX Seed

Rudbeckia hirta Goldsturm

Raw / ApeX Seed