Arena Red Lisianthus Flower Seeds

One of the last Lizzies to bloom, it makes a splendid finale to the season!
Blooms measure 3 inches wide and are very long-lasting in the vase.
Genus: Eustoma
Species: grandiflorum
Variety: ‘Arena Red’
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 25 seeds
Bloom Start To End: Mid Summer – Late Summer
Habit: Upright
Seeds Per Pack: 25
Plant Height: 18 in – 24 in
Plant Width: 10 in – 12 in
Bloom Size: 3 in
Additional Characteristics: Cut-and-Come-Again, Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Double Blooms, Flower
Bloom Color: Dark Pink, Light Red
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist,  well-drained
Resistance: Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance: Normal,  loamy
Uses: Beds, Cut Flowers, Outdoor

What a refreshing new color for the Lisianthus garden! These fully double, petal-packed blooms measure 3 inches wide and are simply packed with deep pink, scarlet, and red shades, as bright and cheery as a summer day! Among the last Lizzies to bloom, they deliver a punch of color at the end of the season, just when your vases need it the most!

These flowers appear on ultra-strong, sturdy stems on plants 18 to 24 inches high and 10 to 12 inches wide. Perfect for the cutting garden, they also combine beautifully with mounding and spreading plants in the annual bed, their rose-like bloom form standing out brilliantly!

Lisianthus is such a long-lasting, dramatic cutflower that you might expect it to be difficult to grow from seed, but it is quite simple. Start the seeds indoors in late winter, germinating them uncovered (on top of the medium in a seed flat or either on top or inside the hole of the Bio Sponge in your Bio Dome). Germination occurs in 2 weeks or less at 65 to 68 degrees F. Transplant the seedlings when they have at least 2 sets of true leaves and the soil has warmed in spring, past all danger of frost. Pkt is 25 seeds.