Laurentia hybrida Avant-Garde White™ F1

Half-Hardy Annual

• Days to germinate : 14-15
• Flowers in : July to frost
• Ideal for : Baskets, Bedding, Containers
• Height : 10 inches

Description

First white F1 hybrid Laurentia. Much more vigorous with high seed and plug quality. Good uniform, bushy habit and attractive flower shape. Much more floriferous - consistently more flowers per plant.
Early to flower, 5 weeks earlier than White Stars. Long flowering season, and if cut back will quickly re-bloom. Excellent in pots and containers as well as bedding schemes.
Sow as late as April for same year flowering.
Final garden height: 25-30cm (10-12 inches).

Sowing Instructions

Sow on to the surface of a moist seed sowing compost using a 576 plug tray or similar size unit. Do not cover the seed and propagate at 18-20c.
Germination should begin to take place after 10 to14 days at this point maintain a temperature of 15-18c.
January-February sowings will result in flowering plants in late April-May.

Growing Instructions

Continue to grow the seedlings on at 15c. The plugs can be transferred to pack 6 or pack 12 if intended for bedding sales or held in the plug until early spring for transferring direct into hanging baskets or container.
Alternatively put three plugs into a 10cm pot for a more established flowering plant.
January-February sowings need to be kept growing at 15c.

Caution

May cause skin irritation