Lisianthus Cessna Yellow III coated seeds - Eustoma russelianu

Eustoma russellianum F1 'Cessna Yellow' III, better known as Lisianthus, is an excellent selection with double cream-yellow flowers, very long-lasting in a vase. This variety from the Cessna series is intended for summer borders and cut flowers, due to its long and straight stems. It is also a good plant for flowering pots.
The coated seeds are surrounded by a neutral film that gives them volume. They allow for more precise sowing, make handling easier, reduce losses and promote more even germination.

Belonging to the Gentianaceae family, Eustoma russellianum (synonyms: Eustoma grandiflorum, Lisianthus russellianus) is native to the Great Plains of North America, from the United States (from Wyoming and Nebraska down to Texas), and northern Mexico; it is naturally found in prairies, alluvial plains, wet meadows, and sandy banks, on well-drained but moist calcareous soils. 
'Cessna Yellow' belongs to the Cessna series (Group III), developed in the Netherlands by Evanthia Genetics for cut flowers: this selection is distinguished by rapid flowering (approximately 11–16 weeks after transplanting), excellent floribundity, good stem strength, uniform plants, as well as a strong root system, which tolerates cultural fluctuations well.
The cultivar Yellow III has fully double flowers in a bright, creamy yellow. The plant is upright, barely branching. In open ground, stem height reaches 60 to 80cm, sometimes more under cover; in pots, expect 40 to 60cm in height depending on container volume and growing conditions. The flowers are wide cups formed of numerous overlapping petals, measuring 6 to 8cm in diameter; the flowering repeats from July to September. The fruits are capsules containing a multitude of very fine seeds. The leaves are opposite on the stems, elliptic to lanceolate, glaucous in colour and waxy in texture. The root system has a relatively deep taproot for an annual plant: the plant withstands heat well if access to deep water is ensured.
Lisianthus is highly prized in Japan, where it has been selected and cultivated for over 70 years for cut flowers, which has greatly contributed to the selection of the many double forms and colours available today.

Plant 'Cessna Yellow' III in full sun, in rich, well-drained soil kept moist in summer; space plants 15 to 20 cm apart to obtain long stems, and stake if the site is exposed to wind. Its creamy yellow colour softens summer scenes: create a large pastel border by pairing it with Old Rose ‘Buff Beauty’, giant dahlia ‘Café au Lait’, Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’, which weaves a lavender-blue ribbon and cosmos ‘Apricot Lemonade’. All these flowers will come together in a stunning bouquet at home. In a 5 to 10 litre pot, choose a rich but porous substrate, water regularly without excess, and cut back the first stems so that the stems branch out and flower until early autumn.