Using Plant Growth Regulators on Containerized Herbaceous Perennials

Authors: Joyce G. Latimer, Extension Specialist, Greenhouse Crops; Holly L. Scoggins, Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Thomas J. Banko, Associate Professor of Horticulture, Hampton Roads AREC; Virginia Tech

Publication Number 430-103, December 2001

Figure 4. A single application of a Tank Mix of 5000 ppm B-Nine plus 1500 ppm Cycocel may be more effective than multiple applications of B-Nine alone: Untreated control (left), 5000 ppm B-Nine applied twice (center), or Tank Mix applied once to a) blanket flower (Gaillardia grandiflora 'Burgundy') and b) Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia). Photograph at five weeks after treatment.

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