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What kind of plant is a Senetti?
Pericallis hybrid
Senetti is the brand name given to a Pericallis hybrid developed in Japan. They belong to the Aster family and the parents originally came from the Canary Islands. They are usually used as summer bedding and look superb as a specimen pot plant, reaching a height of 30 – 45cm (12 – 18”).
Is Senetti an indoor plant?
Indoors, keep Senetti near a well-lit window and keep soil moist. Cooler areas are preferred. Once the plant appears tired of being indoors, place outside in cool, high light conditions. The best time to grow Senetti is early spring until summer.
Should I deadhead Senetti?
Deadheading will prolong the flowering in Senetti plants. This also increases the life of the plant. Faded flowerheads should be cut to 6 inches. You can encourage new blossom by feeding your plant some liquid potash based food.
How do you care for a Senetti plant?
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun with midday shade or in partial shade. Water regularly in dry periods. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water moderately and feed every 2 weeks.
How do I revive my Senetti plant?
Make sure the soil is well aerated. Ensure the plant gets enough water and the soil is somewhat wet but not soggy. Poorly watered plants’ leaves turn brown and the plant, in general, becomes dull. Such plants can be revived by conscious watering.
Do you dead head Senetti?
Can a senetti plant be grown as an annual?
Senetti has excellent branching with good vigor and plants are unmatched for fall/winter and early spring season color. It is generally grown as an annual but is a perennial by nature, but requires frost protection. Click to read further detail. Hereof, how long do Senetti plants last?
What kind of weather does senetti Suntory flower in?
Senetti® is a collection of pericallis hybrids that offer the gardener a first to spring flower with vivid blues, magic magentas, ultraviolets and stunning bicolors. These vigorous plants thrive under cool temperatures, down to 35ºF, but will continue flowering through the warm days of spring and early summer where other pericallis fail.
Do you need frost protection for senetti plants?
Senetti has excellent branching with good vigor and plants are unmatched for fall/winter and early spring season color. It is generally grown as an annual but is a perennial by nature, but requires frost protection.
When do senettis stop flowering in a pot?
Bloom count can be as high as 200 on a plant grown in a 10-inch pot. Senetti also has a unique reblooming ability. Cut plants back 50 percent for a fresh flush of blooms. Plants will stop flowering when temperatures are 80 degrees are higher at night during the summer. Senetti is an early spring plant and likes cool weather.