Trial: Perennial

Years Trialed: 2009

Good Qualities

Year 1

Bright pink color (2); Good fragrance, would be a good filler flower; It had a nice odor, Deer don’t eat them, lots of blooms all summer, hope it’s a perennial here.

Problems

Year 1

Strong scent, may not winter over in zone 5; We didn’t care for the washed-out pink color and thought the flower looked “weedy”, we used it as a filler in bouquets, customers not crazy about it either; Scrawny-looking, pretty useless; Too short for most sales.

Insect or Diseases

Year 1

None (3).

Comments

Year 1

Taller would be better, so we’ll see next year; I’ll give them one more chance, if they don’t look better next year, they are outa here, approximately 20% of the plants died by the end of the summer; Not big or bushy but it blooms a lot, Planted into amended, well-drained soil in a high tunnel, numerous plants were broken when unpacked and remaining were not as vigorous as Agastache ‘Summer Sky’.

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Trial Data

Year 1

Agastache 'Cotton Candy' Plants received alive (%) Plants flowering (%) Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ Average 90.5 75.3 12.2 12.8 2.5 2.7 4.0 Range of Responses 80-100 2-100 0-39 8-18 2-4 1-4 3-5 ¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.

Supplier

Terra Nova Nurseries 10051 S. Macksburg Road Canby, OR 97013 (800) 215-9450 (503) 263-3150 FAX 503-263-3152