Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2003, 2004
Good Qualities
Year 1
Strong plant; Nice lilac purple flowers on long strong straight stem; Late flowering time; Plants were in good shape on arrival; Great stem length, good plant vigor, nice flower color, good vase life.Year 2
Good color (2); Nice stem quality, good flower form; Strong healthy plant.Problems
Year 1
Needs to be netted.Year 2
very interesting; No problems.Year 2
Flower blooms out fast; Three trialers reported on the vase life: 7.5, 8, and 12 days, respectively.Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 41 | 17 | 1.9 | 25.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-100 | 0-5 | 18-44 | 4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 4-5 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| 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 | 67 | 13.8 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 4-30 | 11-44 | 4 | 4 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-5 |
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.
Comments
Year 1
Similar to Campanula persicifolia (2); Flower blooms out too fast; Looks like a weedy campanula that pops up in cultivated gardens in this area; These plants were placed in bed in spring and are still very small but looking good, will see next year; This will be a great cut flower if it survives the winter and increases stem count in the second year.