Echinacea purpurea & Digitalis purpurea
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Syngenta Flowers APAC Technical Webinar for Tropical Regions 05-11-2025 3p.m.
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Echinacea purpurea assortment overview.
Vegetation time
Variety
Pot size, cm Width Height
Plant type
Specific features
Prairie Blaze
12–19
15–20 30–40 10–14
Compact
Unique flower colors
Prairie Splendor Compact
12–19
15–20 30–40 10–14
Compact Medium- vigorous
Compact series Vigorous and uniform
Prairie Splendor
13–20
25–30 55–65 10–14
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Echinacea purpurea portfolio.
Prairie Blaze
Prairie Splendor Compact
Prairie Splendor
Landscape / Patio Pots
Landscape / Patio Pots
Landscape / Patio Pots
4 colors & 1 mix
3 colors
1 color
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Echinacea purpurea in the catalogue.
Prairie Blaze Prairie Splendor Compact Prairie Splendor
Page 182 – 2024/25 Catalog
Syngenta
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Echinacea in the Landscaping Book.
Prairie Blaze
Page 26 – Landscape Catalog
Syngenta
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Crop with the versatile application.
… in the mixes...
Looks grate in the patio pots...
… and in the landscapes.
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5 elements of success with Echinacea.
2―4 seeds.
Powdery Mildew!
Avoid saturation.
Crown plant.
Think on branching.
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https://www.youtube.com/@SyngentaFlowersAPAC/videos
Sowing / germination stage #1.
• Suggested tray size – 288 (264) cell.
• Seed – place 2―4 seed per cell *.
• Do I need to cover the seed?
✓ Yes.
• Light is not required for the germination
• Germination chamber – optional.
2―4 seeds.
* It is possible to use 1 seeds per cell as well.
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Substrate for seedlings.
Avoid decomposed plant residuals for Echinacea.
• Suitable substrate components: peat > cocopeat > wood fiber peat > rice husk*. With particle size 0―10 mm.
• Leavening agent (30 %): perlite > sand > zeolite.
* It is possible to use the natural soil but only as the mix component.
Level 5 SATURATED
Level 4 WET
Level 3 MEDIUM
Level 2 MEDIUM DRY
Level 1 DRY
Avoid saturation.
• Substrate mixture is help to avoid any mistakes (in pH, EC,
elements concentration).
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Germination condition.
• Soil Temp:
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
• Substrate and water pH: 5.8―6.2
5
2 3 4
6 7 8
• SME: 0.5 mS/cm.
• Germination time: 4–6 days*.
* Germination rate: 60 % .
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Seedlings production.
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Temperature - Day:
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
- Night:
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
•
Light intensity : 20—35 KLux
Partial Sun/Shade
Light Shade
Moderate Shade
Heavy Shade
Full Sun
Level 5 SATURATED
Level 4 WET
Level 3 MEDIUM
Level 2 MEDIUM DRY
Level 1 DRY
Avoid saturation.
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Fertigation tips #1.
Feed your Echinacea seedlings well.
• Optimal EC in the water 1.5―2.0 • Optimal EC in the substrate (SME*): 0.9―1.3 mS/cm. • Start to fertigate since the second week. • Never apply clean water! • Provide 125―175 ppm of nitrogen (N). • You can provide proper amount of N by 0.7(0.8)―1.2 g/l of 18-5-18, 15-3-15 or similar.
Think on branching.
• Substrate and water pH: 5.8―6.2
5
2 3 4
6 7 8
Healthy plants.
Hungry plants.
* Saturated Media Extract
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Tips to create the good habit.
Provide condition for good vegetative growth before the flower stalk appearance*.
• Sort day condition (below 12 hours) provides vegetative growth.
• Moderate temperatures (< + 25 °C). • Growing through the winter in outside condition (for the cold regions).
• PGR application: configure at 300—600 ppm by spraying.
Think on branching.
0 ppm.
600 ppm.
* Maintain conditions for the vegetative growth begore receive 7 leaves.
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Transplanting time.
What is the proper stage for the Echinacea?
Which the pot size and how many plants?
7―8 leaves is the best stage*.
Echinacea transplanted into the 30 cm patio pot.
* Young plant production takes about 7 weeks.
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Substrate for the ready plants. • Available substrate components: cocopeat > wood fiber peat > rice husk > natural soil > compost. How to choose suitable substrate components? • Feel free to use any kind of substrate components if they are providing... Proper pH level 5.8―6.2 , ✓ Hygienic conditions, ✓ Aerated enough, • Use a mixture: 50/50 peat + cocopeat or 50/50 cocopeat + rice husk. • Particle size 5―20 mm. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• Add 20 % leavening agent: perlite > coco chips > sand > zeolite > vermiculite
Biological protection.
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How to transplant?
Substrate level
Substrate level
Substrate level
Substrate level
Substrate level
Substrate leve
Crown plant.
Correct.
Too deep.
Too high.
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How to transplant?
Don’t bury the crown!
Plant growth will slow down when the crowns is placed under the substrate.
Crown plant.
Undeveloped plants which were transplanted too deep.
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How to chose correct pot size?
Echinacea pot size recommendation.
Pot size
Series
1.0 l
1.25–2.5 l
3.0–8.0 l
Prairie Blaze
1–2 ppp
3 ppp
3–4 ppp
Prairie Splendor Compact
1–2 ppp
3 ppp
3–4 ppp
Prairie Splendor
1–2 ppp
3 ppp
3–4 ppp
Provide the space!
Transplant your plants in time and provide the space.
* ppp = plants per pot.
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General condition after transplanting.
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Temperature - Day:
Suboptimal temperature
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
- Night:
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Light intensity : 40―60 KLk
Partial Sun/Shade
Light Shade
Moderate Shade
Heavy Shade
Full Sun
• Keep substrate moisture between the levels 3 and 4
Level 5 SATURATED
Level 4 WET
Level 3 MEDIUM
Level 2 MEDIUM DRY
Level 1 DRY
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Echinacea fertigation tips.
• Provide 75―125 ppm of nitrogen.
• Do not use too much phosphorus!
• You can provide proper amount of N by 0.7―1.0 g/l : 15-5- 15, 18-5-19, 18-5-20*. • Give fertilizers with every watering (EC water : 1.5―1.8.) • Optimal EC in the substrate (SME*): 1.5―2.1 mS/cm. • Change NPK rate to 18-5-40 or 15-5-30 or similar when flower stalks appear*.
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pH range: 5.8―6.2
5
2 3 4
6 7 8
Prairie Splendor Compact, Bhimtal 2025
* Don’t forget to provide Ca and Mg every two weeks!
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Disease management.
Powdery mildew.
Disease
Active ingredients (rate in chemical)
Active Ingredient concentration in solution*
Use as prophylactic
penconazole (100 g/l)
0.04 g/l
Powdery mildew
azoxystrobin (250 g/l)
0,25 g/l
• Avoid water dripping from the roof in the night.
• Avoid plants drying out.
* Rotate active ingredients (AI). Don’t apply the same AI more than 3 times at row. Check phytotoxicity!
Downey mildew!
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Example of the scheduling.
For the pot plant production.
Week Stage:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
seedlings development
tranplanting
plants development
Blooming
germination
Chamber:
optional
Temperature day, 0 C
21—24
18—19(20)
23—24(26)
Temperature night, 0 C Substrate humidity, 1—5 Tray/pot type → Spacing, cm
21—25
14—16
18—19(20)
4
3—4
3—4
288-cells 5.8—6.2
pot: 20 cm
Substrate pH, 1—14
5.8—6.2
1.8—2.0
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.3—1.5
1.5
1
0.8
Water EC, mS/cm
Ca+Mg application (↑)
0.5
Substrate EC (SME), mSm/cm
0.5
0.9—1.3 125—175
1.5—2.1 75—125
Fertifation (N), ppm
—
NPK rate, & Ca+Mg application (↑)
—
15–3–15
15–3–15
15–5–35
Light intensity, KLk
20—30
full sun, semi-shade
required
Day length, hours
— —
below 12 hours
natural day length Not recommended
pinching
Not recommended
Configure® as a spray 1 to 2 times at 300–600 ppm
Bonzi sprays at 15 ppm optional
PGRs
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Digitalis purpurea
Syngenta Flowers APAC Technical Webinar for Tropical Regions 05-11-2025 2 p.m.
Inka Orange 70041091
Digitalis purpurea assortment overview.
Vegetation time
Variety
Pot size, cm Width Height
Specific features
Camelot
15–19
60–70 70–100 10–14
Tall and robust plants.
Dottie
15–25
30–35 50–60 10–14
Good branching
Page 181 – 2025/26 Catalog
Page 74 – 2024/25 Catalog
Syngenta
Floranoa
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Echinacea purpurea portfolio.
Camelot
Dottie
Landscape / Patio Pots
Landscape / Patio Pots
4 colors & 1 mix
6 colors & 1 mix
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Digitalis in the Cut Flower Catalogue.
Camelot
Page 26 – Cut Flower Catalog
Syngenta
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Digitalis purpurea Camelot in the landscape.
Page 26 – Cut Flower Catalog
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5 elements of success with Digitalis.
Light for the germination.
1-2 seeds /cell.
Botrytis!
Keep seedlings out of heat.
Crown plant.
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https://www.youtube.com/@SyngentaFlowersAPAC/videos
Sowing / germination stage #1.
• Suggested tray size – 288 cell. • Seed – place 1―2 seed per cell. • Do I need to cover the seed?
✓ No…
1-2 seeds /cell.
✓ Light is required for germination.
• Germination chamber – optional .
Light for germination.
Provide the light in the germ. chamber
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Substrate for seedlings.
Most of common substrate type are apploicable.
• Suitable substrate components: peat > cocopeat > wood fiber peat > rice husk > composts*. With particle size 0―10 mm.
• Leavening agent: perlite > sand > zeolite.
* It is possible to use the natural soil but only as the mix component.
Level 5 SATURATED
Level 4 WET
Level 3 MEDIUM
Level 2 MEDIUM DRY
Level 1 DRY
*Substrate mixture is help to avoid any mistakes (in pH, EC, elements concentration).
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Germination condition.
• Soil Temp:
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
• Substrate and water pH: 5.8―6.2
5
2 3 4
6 7 8
• SME: 0.5 mS/cm.
• Germination time: 3–4 days. • Germination rate: 85 % .
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Seedlings production.
•
Temperature - Day:
• Provide 75―100 ppm of nitrogen (N). • You can provide proper amount of N by 0.5―0.9 g/l of 18-5-18, 15-3-15 or similar.
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
- Night:
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
• Optimal EC in the water 1.5―2.0 • Optimal EC in the substrate (SME*): 0.9―1.3 mS/cm.
•
Light intensity : 20—35 KLux
Partial Sun/Shade
Light Shade
Moderate Shade
Heavy Shade
Full Sun
•
Never apply clean water!
Keep seedlings out of heat.
Level 5 SATURATED
Level 4 WET
Level 3 MEDIUM
Level 2 MEDIUM DRY
Level 1 DRY
• Substrate and water pH: 5.8―6.2
5
2 3 4
6 7 8
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Transplanting time.
What is the proper stage for the Digitalis?
5―6 leaves is the best stage*.
* Young plant production takes about 4―5 weeks.
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How to chose correct pot size?
Digitalis pot size recommendation.
Pot size
Series
1.25–2.5 l
3.0–8.0 l
Camelot
1 ppp*
2–3 ppp
Dottie
1 ppp
2–3 ppp
Transplant your plants in time and provide the space.
Crown plant!
Don’t bury the crown!
* ppp = plants per pot.
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Substrate for the ready plants. • Available substrate components: cocopeat > wood fiber peat > rice husk > natural soil > compost. Most common sybstrate type is applicable for Digitalis. • Feel free to use any kind of substrate components if they are providing... Proper pH level 5.8―6.2 , ✓ Hygienic conditions, ✓ Aerated enough, • Use a mixture: 50/50 peat + cocopeat or 50/50 cocopeat + rice husk. • Particle size 5―20 mm. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• Add 20 % leavening agent: perlite > coco chips > sand > zeolite > vermiculite
Biological protection.
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General condition for final production.
•
Temperature - Day:
Suboptimal temperature
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
- Night:
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
•
Light intensity : 40―60 KLk
Partial Sun/Shade
Light Shade
Moderate Shade
Heavy Shade
Full Sun
• Keep substrate moisture between the levels 2 and 4
Level 5 SATURATED
Level 4 WET
Level 3 MEDIUM
Level 2 MEDIUM DRY
Level 1 DRY
Plans developed in the temperature above 25 °C.
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Echinacea fertigation tips.
• Provide 100―125 ppm of nitrogen.
• Do not use too much phosphorus! • You can provide proper amount of N by 0.7―1.0 g/l : 15-5-15, 18-5-19, 18-5-20*. • Give fertilizers with every watering (EC water : 1.4―1.7.) • Optimal EC in the substrate (SME*): 0.9―1.3 mS/cm. • Change NPK rate to 18-5-40 or 15-5-30 or similar when flower stalks appear*.
•
pH range: 5.8―6.2
5
2 3 4
6 7 8
Dottie Mix, Vietnam 2025
* Don’t forget to provide Ca and Mg every two weeks!
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Digitalis disease management.
Botrytis .
Disease
Active ingredients (rate in chemical)
Active Ingredient concentration in solution*
Use as prophylactic
mancozeb (640 g/kg) + mefenoxam (metalaxyl-M) (40 g/kg)
3.2 g/l mancozeb + 0.2 g/l mefenoxam
+
azoxystrobin (200 g/l) + cyproconazole (80 g/l)
0.4 g/l azoxystrobin + 0.16 g/l cyproconazole
azoxystrobin (50%)
0.15 g/l
Downey mildew
oxathiapiprolin 18.7%
0.1 ml/l
mefenoxam 22%
0.05 ml/l
MCPA (250 g/l) + bromoxynil (150 g/l) + diflufenican (25 g/l)
iprodione (50%)
1.25 g/l
tetrachloroisophthalonitrile (82.5%)
0.83–1.2 g/l
Botrytis
fenhexamid (50%)
0.5–0,75 g/l
pentachloronitrobenzene (75%)
0.75–1,25 g/l
• Proper spacing and ventilation will help to avoid Botrytis infection.
• Avoid high air humidity.
Botrytis!
* Rotate active ingredients (AI). Don’t apply the same AI more than 3 times at row. Check phytotoxicity!
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* Rotate active ingredients (AI). Don’t apply the same AI more than 3 times at row. Check phytotoxicity!
Example of the scheduling.
In the landscape.
Week Stage:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
seedlings development
tranplanting
plants development
Blooming
germination
Chamber:
optional
Temperature day, 0 C
18—21(22)
18—19(20)
20—22(25)
Temperature night, 0 C Substrate humidity, 1—5 Tray/pot type → Spacing, cm
18—21(22)
16—17
18—19(20)
4
2—3
2—4
288-cells 5.8—6.2
spacing: 35 x 35 (40 x 40)
Substrate pH, 1—14
5.8—6.2
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.3—1.5
1.5
1.5
1
0.8
Water EC, mS/cm
Ca+Mg application (↑)
0.5
Substrate EC (SME), mSm/cm
0.5
0.5—0.75
0.9—1.3 75—125
Fertifation (N), ppm
—
75—125
NPK rate, & Ca+Mg application (↑)
—
15–3–15
10–5–17
Light intensity, KLk
20—30
full sun, semi-shade
required
Day length, hours
— —
not longe than 12 hours
natural day length Not recommended
pinching
Not recommended
Bonzi sprays at 10–15 ppm
PGRs
—
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Q&A session.
• Thank you for your time. • For more information, please contact your Key Account Manager.
Ivan.Pozdnyakov@ syngenta.com Technical Sales Specialist SA/SEAP
Michael.van_Baekel@ syngenta.com Michael van Baekel Head of Marketing APAC
Gautam.Sangle@ syngenta.com Key Account Manager SA (South Asia) (India, Nepal, Bangladesh)
Mallikarjun.Mangrule @syngenta.com Head of APAC
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