WAVE / PHOTOPERIODIC LIGHTING CHART
These tables will help you decide when you need to light the different Wave® Petunia family varieties and choose the right variety for you.
For example, if you want to produce Wave petunia during week 6 to week 20 in Kalamazoo, MI (N42.5 o ), you need to light group 4 varieties for 2 weeks, group 5 varieties for 6 weeks, and group 6 varieties for 8 weeks, but you don’t need to use Photoperiodic light for group 1 to 3 varieties.
DAYLENGTH REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOWERING WAVE PETUNIA VARIETIES
GROUP MIN. DAYLENGTH REQUIREMENT*
VARIETY
0
9 hours (no supplemental light requirement)
E3 Easy Wave® White, Midnight Marble; Easy Wave® Rose Fusion; Shock Wave® Deep Purple
1
9.5 hours
E3 Easy Wave Coral, Pink, Red, Rose Morn, Sky Blue; Easy Wave Blue, Lavender Sky Blue, Navy Velour, Pink Pearl, Rose
2
10 hours
E3 Easy Wave Blue, Pink Cosmo, Yellow; Easy Wave Berry Velour, Pink Passion, Burgundy Star, Coral Reef, Neon Rose, Rosy Dawn, Silver, Violet, White; Shock Wave Coral Crush, Denim, Pink Shades, Red, Rose Vein, Violet
3
10.5 hours
Easy Wave Burgundy Velour; Shock Wave Pink Vein, Purple Tie Dye, Rose, White
4
11 hours
Easy Wave Pink, Plum Vein, Red, Red Velour
5
12 hours
Wave® Lavender, Misty Lilac, Pink, Purple Classic, Purple** and all Tidal Wave® colours
6
13 hours
Wave Carmine Velour
*Speed of flowering increases at longer daylengths. **Wave Purple requires 11.5 hours daylength or 1 week less of Photoperiodic lighting compared to Purple Classic.
PRODUCTION WEEKS WHEN LIGHTING IS REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT WAVE PETUNIAS BASED ON LATITUDE (N: Natural Daylength, L: Photoperiodic Lighting – daylength extension to 14 hours or night interruption from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. by using HID or incandescent lights) Latitude N25 o • For cities such as: Miami, FL Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152 Group1NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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Group4 L L L L LNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNL L L L L L L
Group5 L L L L L L L L L L L LNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNL L L L L L L L L L L L L
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Latitude N30 o • For cities such as: Jacksonville, FL; New Orleans, LA; San Antonio and Houston, TX Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152 Group1NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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Group3 L L LNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNL L L L L
Group4 L L L L L LNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNL L L L L L L L
Group5 L L L L L L L L L L L LNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNL L L L L L L L L L L L L
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