Top 3 Violina Varieties 1 Yellow 2 Orange 3 Cobalt Blue
N ative of the Pyrenees mountains, Suntory’s Violina violas provide a graceful, alpine look with a vigorous, trailing habit and hundreds of blooms with a slight fragrance. Unlike seed violas, Violinas offer the best of both worlds – winter hardiness and summer heat tolerance. In shades of yellow, orange, pink and blue, Violinas are a great choice for sunny or cool color schemes in hanging baskets, window boxes and patio pots. Try mixing with Surfinia petunias and Temari ver- benas. Plants reach a height of 6 to 8 inches with a spread of 12 to 14 inches, allowing them to gracefully spill over edges. Plants are self-cleaning and bloom continuously.
General Culture Produce Violina as an early spring or early fall crop. Violina is day length neutral and does not require supple- mental lighting to flower, but it will produce better quality and more flowers with increased light. Use a well-drained peat/perlite mix with a pH between 5.4 and 5.8 to reduce the risk of Thielaviopsis (black root rot). Crop temperatures at this stage should be 60-66˚F for the first couple of weeks to aid root development. Do not over water. After two weeks, the crop is best grown as cool as possible. Maintain day temperatures of 65-75˚F during the day and 45-55˚F at night. Tips for Producing Violina Violas
Temperatures in excess of 75˚F will encourage Thielaviopsis when com- bined with high levels of water. Give as much air to the crop as possible and keep floors dry. Water plants before wilting and allow the sub- strate to dry out between watering.
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Suntory Spring Production Guide
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