SUNDANCE™ LANTANA

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Overview: The document provides detailed guidelines for cultivating Sundance Lantana, a sun-loving and early flowering plant known for its excellent uniformity and heat tolerance. It is suitable for both standalone plantings and mixed containers.

Specifications:

Botanical Name: Lantana camara
Type: Annual
Optimum Rooting Temperature: 72-75°F (22-24°C)
Optimum Growing Temperature: 65-80°F (18-27°C)
Optimum pH: 5.8 – 6.2

Growing Conditions:

Light: Requires bright light levels of 5,000-7,000 foot candles (54,000-75,000 lux). Avoid low light levels to prevent reduced flowering and increased internode stretch.
Temperature: Best growth occurs at warm temperatures, with an average of 68-70°F (20-21°C) for establishment and 65°F (18°C) at night and 75-80°F (24-27°C) during the day.
Humidity: Maintain adequate humidity to support growth.

Propagation:

Rooting in Cells: Use high-aeration media and a 1,000 ppm IBA hormone dip to accelerate rooting. Initial light level should be 2,000 foot candles (21,500 lux), increasing to 3,000 foot candles (32,200 lux) after root emergence.
Pinching: Pinch to 2 nodes at transplant or shortly after. A second pinch is optional for larger containers to enhance fullness and branching.

Plant Growth Regulation:

Spacing, high light levels, moderate fertilizer, and moisture stress are recommended to control plant stretch.
Use of growth regulators like Florel, B-Nine/Cycocel, and Bonzi is suggested with specific rates and timing to manage growth and flowering.

Diseases and Pests:

Diseases: Pythium, Rhizoctonia
Insects: Aphids, leaf miners, whiteflies, thrips

Irrigation and Fertilization:

Use a complete, balanced calcium nitrate-based fertilizer at 200-250 ppm nitrogen, alternating with a formulation containing ammonium nitrate to maintain pH and promote leaf expansion.
Avoid excessive irrigation when plants are young and provide periodic clear water applications if excess soluble salts accumulate.

Potting and Media:

Select a well-drained media high in organic matter with a pH of 5.8-6.2.
Pot sizes range from 4-12 inches (10-30 cm) with specific plant counts and weeks from sticking provided for each size.

Additional Recommendations:

Acclimate plants to outdoor conditions to avoid leaf scorch.
Testing a few plants prior to treating the entire crop is advised when applying growth regulators and chemicals.

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Sun Loving AND Early Flowering LANTANA WITH EXCELLENT UNIFORMITY

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SUNDANCE LANTANA COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Lantana camara OPTIMUM ROOTING TEMPERATURE OPTIMUM GROWING TEMPERATURE SunDance lantana is a robust new series with large, bold flowers perfect for stand-alone plantings or mixed containers. Their strong, semi-mounding habit and excellent heat tolerance makes for an ideal component plant in combination with our SunPatiens® impatiens! temperatures to exceed 85°F/29°C. Optimum light level is 5,000-7,000 foot candles/54,000-75,000 lux. Avoid growing below hanging basket lines as lower light levels will reduce the number of flowers and increase internode...

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SUNDANCE™ LANTANA

SUNDANCE™ LANTANA

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