Calibrachoa Cruze

The Cruze series from Green Fuse Botanicals features seven colors that have extremely large, abundant flowers on a mounded plant form. Cruze varieties are great in 4- to 8-inch pots, as hanging baskets or in combination planters. They are early flowering and produce plants with naturally shortened internodes.

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Production:

• Temperatures of 65 to 70 degrees F are best to start the growing/rooting process.
• Keep soil evenly moist for optimal growth and plant quality. Overwatering, especially in cool, low-light conditions, will cause root rot.
• Maintain pH at 5.5 to 6.2 to prevent interveinal chlorosis. Foliar applications of iron and/or manganese in chelated form will overcome lack of iron/lack of manganese due to soil conditions.
• Use a balanced feed at 150 to 200 PPM nitrogen. Clear water irrigation may be needed to maintain low salt levels for controlled growth and maximum flower production. Fertilizer stock may require additional iron to maintain leaf color.
• Plants are self-branching, but a soft pinch one or two weeks after transplanting will help with plant quality.
• Earlier flowering results using night-interrupted lighting or extending the day during short-day seasons.
• PGRs typically not required. Bonzi drench at 1 to 3 ppm and possibly Sumagic spray applications of 10 to 20 PPM will control excessive growth.
• Keep soil evenly moist and drench with preventative root rot fungicide regularly. Allow soil to dry between irrigations as plants mature.

Did you know?
Calibrachoa is named after Antonio de la Cal y Bracho, a 19th century Mexican botanist and pharmacologist.

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