Helianthus 2027
Helianthus Creating value in Sunflowers Solano, Evanthia’s Expert Helianthus Selection: The Solano series is a carefully selected collection of top-quality Helianthus annuus F1 varieties, specifically designed to offer growers premium performance and reliability and performance combined with economically efficient production. Thanks to the robust, tall stems and the small top leaves, Solano® is easy to harvest and process. As the flowers of Helianthus Solano® are pollen-free, the flower hearts and petals remain clean, resulting in a longer vase life. With its sturdiness, intense colours and well-filled flowers, Solano® attracts the attention of traders and florists. Due to the short cultivation time and varieties covering different harvest periods, Solano® quality can be offered from the first rays of sunshine in early spring until autumn. This collection assures the market of constant quality and availability.
“For us, the key strength of Solano is its strong price-quality ratio. The collection also delivers the uniformity and heat tolerance we need to maintain reliable, profitable year-round production.” Sunflower grower, Spain and Netherlands
Carefully selected on quality characteristics • • • • • • •
Well-filled, pollen free flowers with overlapping petals Tall, sturdy stems and a short cultivation time Plenty of options for constant high quality and supply Economical crop Dark centre and green centre varieties Specialities including flame and double flowering types Excellent vase life
Technical data • Starting material: Raw seed • Stem length: 100-180 cm • Cultivation location: Open Field, (tunnel)greenhouse • Plant density (plugs): 28-32 plants per m2 • Outdoor direct sowing: 12-16 seeds per m2 • Sowing period: dependent on region • Cultivation temperature: warm (18-25C) • Cultivation time from outdoor direct sowing to harvest: 9-14 weeks • Cultivation time to young plant: 10 days • Cultivation time from young plant to harvest: 8-12 weeks • Vase life: 7 days guaranteed
Cultivation Sheet
Flower shape
Solano®
Solano®
• Mid-early, uniform variety
• Mid-early variety, well-suited for warmer conditions
• Classic flower shape with pointy petals and dark heart
• Flower heads with upward inclination and intense orange rounded petals
Orange nr. 12 - long and short day
• 10 days faster than similar competitive varieties • Less sensitive to daylength variations, and easy to schedule
Orange nr. 14 - short day
• Outdoor sowing early spring and early autumn
• Outdoor sowing from early spring to midsummer
• Harvest from early summer to late autumn
Solano
Solano
• Less sensitive to day length variations and is therefore more plannable
• 15-20cm shorter than Solano Deep Orange, same quality
• Performs well under short day conditions
• Outdoor sowing from early spring to midsummer
NEW ®
Deep Orange - short day
• Outdoor sowing from early spring to midsummer • Harvest from early summer to late autumn
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Orange Summer - long and short day • Better suited to warm summer conditions • Harvest from early summer to late autumn
Solano®
Solano®
• Classic flower shape with point petals and gold heart
• Fully double, pompon-like flowers.
• Short harvest window
• Short cultivation period makes it easy to programme alongside standard single flowered types, whereas other double varieties on the market often take longer
Gold - long and short day
• Outdoor sowing from early spring to midsummer • Harvest from early summer to late autumn
Solano®
Flame - long and short day • Bicolour with strong, dark flame • Excellent colour contrast • Fastest variety in the collection • Grow in spring and summer for summer and autumn harvest
Double - long and short day
Creating Value Evanthia’s vision is to create value in everything we do, at every step of the process. Our value is driven by innovation in breeding and selection, creating genetics tailored for performance from top quality seed. We nurture a process which is truly remarkable. As a simple seed transforms into a beautiful flowering plant, Evanthia adds value at every step of the way. Our teams lead the product journey from breeding to introduction, working closely with growers and partners across the globe. We translate market insights into innovative seed solutions. Delivering quality, reliability and performance, our genetics help growers achieve lasting commercial success. Sales and customer service backed by extensive market knowledge and expert cultivation advice make the Evanthia value proposition complete. At Evanthia, we believe in collaboration and in the power of growth, creating value from start to flowering finish.
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