COMPLETE STEM
MID STEM
DEEP ROSE
PURPLE
WHITE BLOOM
ROSE RIM BLOOM
ROSE
MISTY BLUE BLOOM
GREEN BLOOM
BLUE RIM BLOOM
BLUE BLOOM
YELLOW
ABC
- Double flower Lisianthus with high petal counts
- Uniform plants finish 1 to 2 weeks before competitive varieties and reduce sensitivity to rosetting
- Plugs finish 1 to 2 weeks faster than comparable varieties and produce uniform crops
- Lisianthus flowers are not Ethylene sensitive, therefore do not shatter and are easy to ship
- ABC series comes in types 1, 2 and 3, so its available to grow in different conditions and seasons
Suite (12)
Deep Rose, Purple, Rose Rim, Blue, Blue Rim, Lavender, Misty Blue, Misty Pink, Green, Rose, Yellow, White
Culture Tips
CROP TIME
From planting to harvest: 14 to 16 weeks.
STEM HEIGHT
80-90 cm
PLANTING DENSITY
64 to 84 plants/m2 (6 to 8
plants/ft. 2net).
PRE-PLANTING
Soil: Lisianthus should be produced in disease free soils with a medium initial nutrient charge.
E.C: range of 0.8-1.2.
pH: 6.5 to 7.2
High salt levels will delay flowering and can promote rosetting in susceptible varieties.
Netting: 2-3 levels
Cooler growing temperature will add to stem strength and caliper, but will increase the production time.
Temperatures above 28°C (82°F) during the first 4 weeks after transplant can induce rosetting in susceptible varieties.
IRRIGATION
Begin production with overhead irrigation, then switch to drip irrigation 2 to 3 weeks following transplant.
Keep the media moist but not wet; allow to dry slightly between waterings.
Lisianthus grow slowly at first, and therefore requires little water. Do not allow the soil to dry out when plants are in flower.
FERTILIZATION
Fertilize every other irrigation with calcium nitrate-based fertilizer at 200 ppm Ca.
• EC: 1.5 mmhos/cm (using 1:2 extraction).
Discontinue fertilizer applications as buds become visible.
A general fertilization formula can be the following:
N: 120 ppm; P: 50 ppm; K: 120 ppm; Ca: 200 ppm; Mg: 50 ppm; S: 50 ppm; Fe: 2 ppm
Mn: 2.5 ppm; Cu, Zn y B: 0.2 ppm
HARVEST
Harvest Lisianthus when two flowers have opened. Harvest in the mornings, when flower and plant tissues are cool.
POST HARVEST TREATMENT
Hydrate in Crhyslar professional 2 (dosis 6 cc/lt) for 12 hours in a cold room.
PESTS & DISEASES
•Aphids
•Leaf miners
•Thrips sp
•Whitefly
•Botrytis sp
•Fusarium sp
•Pythium sp
•Rhizoctonia sp
•TOSPO Viruses