Vegetative Spring Annuals Unrooted Cuttings (URCs)
KEY
STICKING PRIORITY
1 5
Highest Priority Lowest Priority
Crops
No storage below 50 °F
CROPS Dipladenia
PRIORITY
CROPS
PRIORITY
CROPS
PRIORITY
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Geranium Ivy
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
New Guinea Impatiens
3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Geranium Zonal
Euphorbia Heliotrope Ipomoea Lantana
Pentas Petunia
Americana ®
Rocky Mountain ™ Novelty Collection
Salvia
Verbena
Tango ™
Dahlia Diascia
Angelonia
Geranium Interspecific
Aptenia
Caldera ™ Calliope ®
Impatiens–Double
Argyranthemum
Lobelia
Bidens
Calliope ® Cascade
Osteospermum
Penstemon
Caliente ® Mantra ™
Vinca
Scaevola
Calocephalus
Bacopa Begonia
Mojo ™
Chrysanthemum
Moxie! ™
Lysimachia
Calendula Calibrachoa
Pretty Little ™
Coleus
Tips to Manage Vegetative URC Deliveries • Open the boxes immediately upon arrival. Select an area that is protected from direct sun to unpack and inspect the cuttings. • It is important to stick the most sensitive products first to avoid added propagation stress. Crops such as vegetative geranium, euphorbia, lantana, and heliotrope should be stuck as soon as possible to reduce leaf yellowing, leaf drop, and tip burn. • If cuttings must be held, store them in a cool environment with high (70%+) relative humidity. • In general, most vegetative annuals can be stored at 50 °F. • More specific storage temperatures by genera are required for long-term storage. For example, geranium cuttings can be stored at 36–50 °F, while impatiens require a 50 °F storage temperature. • Storage temperatures above 65–70 °F can result in increased respiration and cutting dehydration. • It is recommended that you do not store any cuttings for more than three days.
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