Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities
Great color (6); Flowered first year from seed (3); Nice filler (2); No support needed here, may benefit from it; No disease or insects; This crop is looking very promising; We have some late flowers just starting to show color; Strong stems!; Plants were good branching; Plants are growing vigorously, but have not yet bloomed, probably because we seeded them late (5/01/01); Long flowering period; Very fast from seed; Nice stems, good size.Problems
No problems (2); Color was not very popular; Fades, shady; Need to sow early to get flowers first year (IL), some plants did not flower at all; Few stems produced first year (zone 5); Hoping to see better height next year; It's hard to hydrate achillea in general, this one no different.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 | 4.3 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 127 |
| Range of Responses | 0-13.5 | 9-34 | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 36-432 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Hope for more production next season (2); Probably taller next year; Trouble free; The color is nice but it doesn't add a lot to bouquets because its dark.