‘Midnight Gold’ attracts attention with elaborate deep-royal purple double blooms with light-gold tips.
Astonishing new petunia color, ‘Midnight Gold’ seduces with elaborate royal purple double blooms with light-gold tips. Robust 8–10" plants with exceptional branching produce a profusion of glorious 2" blooms. Let them cascade from hanging baskets and containers, or roll out a carpet of blooming, one-of-a-kind color.
General Information
Height:8-10" (20-25cm)
Spread:20-26" (51-66cm)
Exposure:Partial Sun, Sun
Propagation Guide
Tray Sizes (cells/tray):50, 72, 84, 105
Rooting Hormone:No
Average Days with Mist:6-9
Pinch:No
Average Propagation Time (weeks):3-4
Comments:Avoid stretch by moving crop to cooler air temperature in second and third weeks of propagation. Transplant on time.
Finishing
Soil pH:5.4-5.8
Light Levels (fc):5,000-8,000
Temperature Day:59-76°F (15-24°C)
Temperature Night:53-61°F (12-16°C)
Fertilization (ppm N):225-300
No. of Pinches:0-1
Plant Growth Regulators (S=spray / (D=Drench:B-Nine(S) 1,500-2,500 ppm, applied 2-4 times, can be used to control habit early; Bonzi(D) 0.25-1.0 ppm applied as crop matures will control final height but not delay flowering or reduce flower size.
Pests:Thrips, leafminers, whitefly
Diseases:Botrytis, Root rot, Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Comments:Cool temperatures and high light will reduce or eliminate any need for PGRs. Monitor pH regularly for high levels and possible iron deficiency. Flowering will be best as days lengthen in late Spring and Summer. Daylength of more than 14 hours will hasten flowering.
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