The Suntory Collection - New Varieties
Marietta® 'Gold Spark'
'Gold Spark'
 
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Bigger Blooms for Brighter Color

Lush, compact and constantly in bloom! This superb, mounding variety brings luminous color to hanging baskets, window boxes and planters of all sizes.

Marietta® Habit:

  • Mounding, compact habit
  • Height: 14" to 18"
  • Spread: 24" to 30"

Outstanding Characteristics:

  • A fantasy of flowers
  • Blooms all season long
  • Easy to grow and maintain
  • Impervious to heat
  • Self-cleaning, well-branching

Mixed Planting:

Works well with Million Bells® calibrachoas, Summer Splash® nierembergia and Tapien® verbena

Application:

Pots, hanging baskets, combination baskets, window boxes, landscaping

Genus Bidens
Family Compositae
Plant Type Annual - anywhere
Light Full sun
Cutting Form Vegetative
Bloom Time Continuous, spring to late fall
Growing Media Well-drained soil rich in organic matter
pH 5.5 - 6.5
Blooms in 1st Year Yes
State when sold Blooming
Flower Shape 8 petal, sunflower-like
Bloom Size 1 ¼"
Foliage Color Green
Grower Pots 4" and 6"
Retail Containers 4" pot, 10" and 12" hanging baskets
Crop Times

4" pot (1 cutting) - 4-6 weeks
6" pot (2 cuttings) - 6-8 weeks
10" basket (3 cuttings) - 10-12 weeks

 
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