Antirrhinum 'Animation Red'

Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 1997

Good Qualities

Color (2); Mixes well with many other flowers; No disease problems, reblooms nicely; Excellent vase stem life as a fresh cut; Blooms well all summer. Late in August we chopped off most blooms and brought on a heavy mid-September/October flush. Tolerated several frosts; No problems.

Problems

We cannot grow tall enough snaps to compete with California. Our florist won't buy our short stems at a reasonable price.

Comments

I'll grow it next year; Most of these cultivars did well, but this could be due to the amount of heat we had this growing season, our normal seasons would not produce such prolific growth; No wholesale market for snaps but a must for farm market stems and bouquets.


Trial Data

Antirrhinum 'Animation Red'
Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹
Average 7.1 15 3.5 3.3 4.8


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


Supplier

Benary Seed 1444 Larson St. Sycamore, IL 60178