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Trial: Perennial

Years Trialed: 2000, 2001

Good Qualities

Year 1

Early May/June flowers.

Year 2

Good local cut flower, vigor!; Productive, though less so than last year.

Problems

Year 1

Weak stems; Too short this year, would have many more stems per plant when they get taller; Low yield in 1st year – short stem length in 1st year.

Year 2

Poor shipper; a bit like a thistle; Short stems, no demand or interest.

Comments

Year 1

Rebloomed a bit, but much shorter stems; Needs 2+ years for good production.

Year 2

Good landscape plant?

Trial Data

Year 1

Centaurea dealbata
Plants alive at end of summer(%) Plants flowering (%) Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 93.0 70.7 7.5 13.6 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.0

¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.

Year 2

Centaurea dealbata
Yield (stems/plant)¹ Stem Length (inches)¹ Market Appreciation Rating² Repeat Again Rating² Ease of Cultivation Rating² Average Spacing (in2)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 50 13.3 17.0 2.5 4.0 4.0 2.5 4.0
Range of Responses 0-100 7-20 10-24 1-4 4 4 1-4 4

¹Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.

²1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.

Supplier

Grow’n Sell
320 Lower State Rd.
Chalfont, PA 18914
215-822-1276
FAX 215-997-1770

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