Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004 Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)Good Qualities
Nice bold color (2); Left plants in the garden and was able to harvest in the fall; Stem length; Good spike.Problems
Short; We got these very late in very hot weather and stem length was a consistent problem, all bloomed about the same time - early, these need to be planted quite a bit closer together than our equipment allows; Not an intense red, coppery red - lower petals often with gold color bleeding through; Somewhat week stems relative to the white and yellow.Postharvest
Placed in water in air conditioned house - no conditioners.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | Average Postharvest Life (days) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 10.8 | 23.9 | - | - | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 99 | 8.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-14 | 17-42 | - | - | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 9-144 | 7-9 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Color similar to ‘DK Red Rocket’, but taller; I did not see any characteristics of any of these that would make them superior to the Potomac series.