Red Glitter

Breeder:

Paul Ecke Ranch

Summary:

Red Glitter is an important addition to the jingle group – it has brick red bracts with bold white spots and splashes. Red Glitter has excellent stem strength and a more upright plant habit than other jingle cultivars. As with other jingle cultivars, a number of plants had branches or individual bracts sporting to white. However, all of the plants are marketable. Bracts are flat to upright and foliage is very dark green. Plant vigor seems to vary from low - medium in most regions to medium-high in warmer climates. A weakness of Red Glitter is that it colored and flowered late and was probably a week later than Shimmer Surprise. Plants are very uniform with excellent breaking. Red Glitter should work well in most container sizes, including those with multiple plants per container. Performance in post-production trials at UF was excellent.

Color	Vigor	Timing
Jingle	Medium	Mid Season

North Carolina State University
University of Florida

Trial Year	Bract Color	Cultivar Anthesis	Height (inches)	Diameter (inches)
2017	Oct. 22, 2017	Nov. 26, 2017	15.5	10.0
2016	Oct. 22, 2016	Nov. 27, 2016	15.0	10.5
2015	Oct. 18, 2015	Nov. 27, 2015	19.0	12.0
2014	Oct. 18, 2014	Nov. 25, 2014	16.5	11.5
2012	Oct. 20, 2012	Nov. 29, 2012	13.5	11.0
2011	Oct. 17, 2011	Nov. 25, 2011	13.0	10.5
2010	Oct. 26, 2010	Dec. 4, 2010	15.5	11.5