Helianthus ‘Stella Gold’
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Collapse ▲Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Very different flower form with usual curved petals (5); Bright golden yellow color (3); Uniform dark disk, gold, good stem; Bloomed with the early sunflowers – a nice looking single stem sunflower; Medium flower size; Good lasting cut – interesting look in bouquets – different texture for bouquets; Germinated and grew well in extreme conditions, unfortunately, lack of pollen and branches; I thought it was nice but it might be better suited for a high tech exhibit, it looks like it came from space; Germinated well under very dry conditions; Maturity stretched over 2 weeks, was essentially the main crop for over 2 weeks – Sold well; Flower size and color well accepted, nice strong stems, plant height about 5 ft.; Good plant height, not multi-branching, interesting flower, good novelty.
Problems
Petals too narrow (4); I loved the flower form on these plants – Unfortunately, my customers did not – I still don’t understand why – I think that these are really cool and I will try them again – The customer is not always right; Outer petal too large for my taste; Does not sell by itself, consumers expected flower to become fuller after further opening big, but not showy; Petals shriveled looking very wilted (one of us actually liked the look, go figure); No one bought this variety; Heads droop on stems, few face upward, stunted growth, flowers are hardly bigger than 1 to 2 inch; Inconsistent yield, often did not get a useable stem off a plant; Weeds took over area, but didn’t bother plant height, mildew set in early (zone 5); Weak stems, flower quality inconsistent, petals fell off quickly; No problems.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 1.5 | 29.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 150 |
| Range of Responses | 1-12 | 15-50 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 18-432 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Seedsense Ltd.
7, Bradfield Close
North Walsham
Norfolk NR28 oHL England
Comments
Editor note: See the Postharvest Report in this issue for vase life and handling information. I tried to market as the “spaghetti” sunflower (more attractive than “spider”), no go, as a big flower in farmers market – Florists/arrangers would probably appreciate it much more; Will try again with more crowded seeding – it looks better in less fertile soil, shorter, thinner, better petal-to-disk proportion, more appealing; 3-5 inch heads that, if the wilted petal look is in, would make these hot – control them, not! While one of us gave this a strong nod, the other didn’t, our policy is we both like it as it doesn’t go, so, no go; Matured in 69 days – Just too different; I think a direct sowing would produce a better crop – A good speciality crop for mid season (Zone 7/8).