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Verbena Firehouse™ Purple

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Medium Mounded
  • The perfect medium-mounded basket and mixed container verbena.
  • Offers a full range of colors.
  • Same superior garden performance in the heat as EnduraScape™.
  • Less cycling means more color in the garden for Summer.
  • Excellent powdery mildew resistance.
'Balfirepur'
(Flowering Only License)
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General Information

Height: 8-10" (20-25cm)
Spread: 18-22" (46-56cm)
Exposure: Partial Sun, Sun

Propagation Guide

Tray Sizes (cells/tray): 50, 72, 84, 105
Rooting Hormone: No
Average Days with Mist: 6-9
Pinch: Yes
Average Propagation Time (weeks): 3-4
Comments: Reduce and eliminate mist as soon as possible. Apply preventative fungicide spray after sticking.

Finishing

Soil pH: 5.8-6.2
Light Levels (fc): 5,000-6,000
Temperature Day: 71-79°F (22-26°C)
Temperature Night: 62-64°F (17-18°C)
Fertilization (ppm N): 225-300
No. of Pinches: 1-2
Plant Growth Regulators (S=spray / (D=Drench: Responsive to a B-Nine 2,500-3,500/Cycocel 750-1,000 ppm tank mix(S) and Florel(S) 250-300 ppm to control growth and improve plant habit.
Pests: Whitefly, leafminers, aphids
Diseases: Root rot
Comments: Regularly allow plants to dry between irrigation. Pinch as needed to shape.

Crop Time (weeks)

4- to 5-inch (10- to 13-cm) Pots, Quarts: 1 ppp, 5-7 weeks
6-inch (15-cm) Pots, Gallons: 1-3 ppp, 7-8 weeks
10- to 12-inch (25- to 30-cm) Tubs or Baskets: 4-5 ppp, 10-13 weeks