COMPLETE STEM
MID STEM
PINK
LAVANDER
YELLOW
Trick
- Delphinium Belladona Trick series is a perfect variety to show you are a leader in flower trends
- Highly productive variety since new shoots continuously develop
- The size of flower spikes is not as robust as the commercial belladonna types making it perfect for mixed bouquets or CB’s
- Unique colors never seen in Delphinium plants before such as yellow, lavender and pink
- Unique flower that resembles Orchids, giving a wild look to arrangements
Suite (3)
Pink, Lavander, Yellow
Culture Tips
CROP TIME
From planting to harvest: 9 weeks.
From prune to harvest: 8 weeks.
STEM HEIGHT
60 cm
PLANTING DENSITY
12 plants/m2 net or 2.3 plants/ft2 net.
PRE-PLANTING
Soil: Well drained, loose soil with no clusters, at least 25 cm (10 in.) deep.
PH: 5.5 to 6.5
Netting: 2-3 levels.
PRUNING
Optional. Leave between 2 to 3 cm (1 to 2 in.) of the stems. If no drip irrigation is available, do a higher pruning.
Always seal the wound to avoid infection.
IRRIGATION
Apply 5.0 to 5.5 l/m2 average daily volume, according to the soil’s humidity evapotranspiration conditions and the organoleptic evaluation. Maintain irrigation constant and soil moisture at field capacity.
STEM SELECTION
Four weeks after pruning do a stem selection, removing the thinnest stems leaving maximum 4 stems per plant.
FERTILIZATION
A general fertilization formula could be the following:
N: 80 ppm, P: 40 ppm, K: 150 ppm, Ca: 120 ppm, Mg: 50: ppm, S: 50 ppm, Fe: 2 ppm, Mn: 2.5 bpm, Cu: 0.2 bpm, Zn: 0.2 bpm, B: 0.2 bpm.
Maintain an electric conductivity below 1.3.
HARVEST
The optimal harvest stage is when one flower has its petals straight and when the petals start to separate. The maximum cut stage is when the inflorescence has 30% of
open flowers.
POST HARVEST TREATMENT
Use AVB (o.5cm3 /Lt of Water). Mix very well and add AVB Booster (1 cm3/Lt of Water. Keep the flower in this solution for 4 hrs.
Then hydrate for 4 hrs in CHRYSAL PROFESSIONAL 2 (10 cm3/Lt of Water).
PACKAGING AND STORAGE
After post harvest treatment, pack 20 bouquets in a hamper box all placed in the same direction. Imediately after, store in cold room to increase vase life. Store the hamper box vertically to avoid twisted stems.
PESTS & DISEASES
Slugs, Pythium sp, Thrips sp, Powdery mildewTM, Botrytis sp