TINCTORIA MIX (50-70 Seeds)

🌼🌿 Calliopsis Tinctoria Tall Mix Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Calliopsis, Plains coreopsis, Tall mix flower
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Coreopsis tinctoria
🔹 Type ➜ Annual flowering plant 🌱
🔹 Special ➜ Tall colorful daisy-like flowers 🌼

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic gardening
➜ Natural flower farming
➜ Pollinator gardens
➜ Cut flower production
🌟 Why Calliopsis Tall Mix?
✔️ Bright mixed flowers 🌈
✔️ Easy maintenance 👍
✔️ Attracts bees & butterflies 🐝🦋
✔️ Long flowering season 🌸
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Flower borders
➜ Wildflower gardens
➜ Terrace decoration

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Winter sowing ➜ October – January ❄️
➜ Mild summer areas ➜ February
📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • October – November
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 15–28°C

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained sandy loam soil
➜ pH ➜ 6–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic flower gardening
➜ Low-maintenance gardens

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Calliopsis Tall Mix seeds 🌱
• Organic flower seeds
• Open pollinated flower seeds
✔️ Flower colors: ➜ Yellow 💛
➜ Red ❤️
➜ Golden orange 🧡
➜ Mixed shades 🌈
🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing or nursery raising
Seed depth: ➜ 0.5–1 cm
✔️ Germination: ➜ 7–10 days
🌿 Spacing
➜ Row ➜ 30–40 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 25–30 cm
✔️ Tall plants need airflow 🌿
🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ FYM ➜ 3–5 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Compost tea
✔️ Improves: ➜ Flower production 🌼
➜ Plant strength

💧 Irrigation
➜ Light watering every 4–6 days
✔️ Moderate water requirement
❌ Avoid overwatering
☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight essential
✔️ Minimum: ➜ 6–8 hours sunlight
✂️ Pinching (Optional)
➜ Early pinching gives: ✔️ More branches
✔️ More flowers 🌼

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common issues:
➜ Aphids
➜ Powdery mildew
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Good spacing
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic flower farming

🌸 Flowering
➜ Starts ➜ 55–70 days
✔️ Continuous flowering till season end 🌸
✂️ Harvesting
✔️ Harvest when: ➜ Flowers fully open
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Cut flowers 💐
➜ Garden display

⏳ Plant Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 4–5 months
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Pollinator friendly 🐝
✔️ Drought tolerant after establishment
✔️ Natural wildflower look 🌿
✔️ Best for: ➜ Eco gardens
➜ Terrace borders

🪴 Growing on Roof
✔️ Excellent rooftop flower 👍
Container:
➜ Pot / grow bag ➜ 10–12 inch
Sunlight ☀️
➜ Full sunlight needed
Watering 💧
➜ Moderate watering
✔️ Great for: ➜ Balcony decoration
➜ Flower beds