Poinsettia FASTFACTS

Poinsettia FASTFACTS

Advent™ Red


Product Description · Earliest blooming variety · Dark green foliage · Bright red bracts and large cyathia with a distinct ‘vintage’ look · Excellent upright branching characteristics	Response Time: 6 weeks Vigor: Tall Durability: Excellent Shelf Life: Excellent Figure 1 Advent Red with a 'vintage' look	Cultural Tips · Advent Red is energy efficient and can be grown cooler for energy savings · Upright architecture makes this plant very space efficient

STOCK: For maximum production of good quality cuttings, maintain minimum night temperatures of 66-68°F/19-20°C throughout the production season. Use of night interruption lighting from 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM is recommended through 15 May to prevent flower initiation. A minimum of 10 foot candles/107 lux is required to be effective. Provide a balanced and complete fertilizer regime to assure optimum plant growth. Light intensities of 4,500 to 5,000 foot candles/48,400 to 53,800 lux are ideal provided daytime greenhouse temperatures do not exceed 90°F/32°C.

Advent Red mother plants:

· produce ample cuttings with good cultural management

· have an optimum cutting maturity characteristic of 6 weeks

· benefit from managed Botrytis prevention programs

PROPAGATION: Cuttings root quickly under normal propagation conditions. Use of a rooting hormone containing 2500 ppm IBA will promote the speed and uniformity of root development. Periodic chemical growth regulator applications are recommended during propagation to prevent stretching.

FINISHED PLANT CHARACTERISTICS: Advent Red is well suited for producing all sizes and forms. It is vigorous and well suited for specimen forms but can be easily controlled in smaller 4” and 6” forms. The normal flower initiation date is approximately 7 to 10 days earlier than most other poinsettia cultivars, influencing the early flowering characteristics of the plant. . Chemical growth regulator applications may be necessary for this cultivar, and Advent Red is responsive to A-Rest®, Bonzi®, Cycocel®, Sumagic® or combinations of B-Nine® and Cycocel®. In smaller 4” and 6” containers consider growing this cultivar on a shorter schedule to reduce the need for growth regulating. This cultivar is resistant to epinasty.

Figure 2 Advent Red in 4" pixies

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