Truly double, much more so than comparison. Larger flower.
Zinnia marylandica Double Zahara White
Technical information
- Novelty Characteristic:
- Truly double, much more so than comparison. Larger flower.
- Colour:
- White
- Flower:
- Double / 6.5 cm diameter
- Type:
- Annual, O.P., Tetraploid
- Use:
- Bedding
- Seed:
- 500 / Germination: 85%
- Plant:
- Mounded plant form. Height: 45 cm x Spread 45 cm
- Growing:
Sow at 20-22°C. Sowing conditions: medium layer of vermiculite at sowing. Germination conditions: maintain 95% humidity until cotyledons emerge. Grow at 18°C. Transplanting: from plugs at 3 weeks. Plant out in Spring in full sun. Growth regulator: if needed, can use 2 applications of B-Nine / Alar (daminozide) at 1,600ppm (1.9 g/l 85% formulation or 2.5 g/l of 64% formulation). Cultivation: Starting 1 week after transplant, apply fertilizer at rate 175 to 225 ppm N/1.2 to 1.5 mS/cm using predominantly nitrate-form fertilizer with low phosphorus. Maintain the media EC at 1.50 to 2.00 mS/cm and PH at 5.8 to 6.2. Container size: 10.5 cm (1plants/pot). Planting distance for bedding is 30 cm x 30 cm in tender and sunny spot.
- Planting:
- Planting distance: 30 cm x 30 cm
Registration details
- Breeder:
- PanAmerican Seed
- Entry number:
- 14/16
- Protection Period:
- 15 years
- Expiry Date:
- 31-12-2031