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end: ent Gypsophila.


wering stems are produced naturally during summer time. Botanically this on towards flowering, meaning it needs daylight well over 12 hours to flower.


Those problems can be overcome to a great extent when using gyps varieties of the Pearls® series. Those modern varieties were bred especially to meet this demand set by the growers and environmentalists, for varieties that can grow with a limited use of en- ergy for lighting.


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arieties of the Pearls® series can grow and flow- er with no addition of light at a four-season -area under moderate climate, during spring,


summer and early autumn. In late autumn and dur- ing winter, a short cycle of supplementary light will be needed. Compared to Perfecta, the Pearls® series will need approximately half in terms of lighting hours per night and total lighting period. When growing in Ecuador at an altitude up to 2000 m. under moderate temperature and high light in- tensities, the Pearls® series can flower and produce a


good yield of quality stems with no additional light at all in most cases. At higher altitudes, under cooler and cloudy climate, a short cycle of supplementary light is needed and beneficial to increase yield, uni- formity, and to shorten growth cycle. Still we are talking about a relatively short cycle, thus saving on production costs and energy use.


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his “Reduced supplementary light demand” of the Pearls® series comes along with a good yield of quality stems and flowers year round,


good vase life and field performance.


Those benefits make the Pearls® series the perfect choice for Gypsophila growers and users, cutting production cost and helping save the environment.


Menachem Bornstein agronomist and a Gypsophila breeder.


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