Helios F1 Hybrid Spinach

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

• DARK GREEN SMOOTH LEAVES
• UPRIGHT GROWTH HABIT
• OVAL SHAPED LEAVES
• WIDE ADAPTABILITY

Helios is an F1 hybrid variety that is best suited to baby leaf production on a commercial scale. Helios can be used for mechanical harvesting or hand harvesting in all different production systems. Helios has smooth, dark green, thick leaves and an upright growth habit. The variety has a very good disease package with resistance to Downy mildew (Pfs) races 1-9,11,13,15- 16 and intermediate resistance to race 12,14. Days to maturity for baby leaves are 25 – 30 days. Even though Helios has been selected for summer production, it fares well year-round in mild climatic regions.