Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Strong growing snapdragon (white with yellow throat) (not solid white); Truly - Ivory colored flowers, lustrous dark green foliage - Easy, vigorous plant; White, standard snap; Excellent length for field production, strong stems; Good strong stems with a full bud set - Long lasting cut and a nice clean white.
Problems
Too short to be very useful in mixed bouquets - Would be a good medium-sized bedding plant; My market for white flowers is not strong; Not as tall as 'Orlando White'; No problems other than I only used one layer of netting approximately 10 inches up and they needed a lower layer to prevent the stems from bending down low - I believe I lost stem length due to this.
Comments
Same as 'Rocket' - No reason to switch from 'Rocket'; I would recommend two layers of netting, with the first layer only 4 inches from soil.
Trial Data
| 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 | 2.8 | 17.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 139 |
| Range of Responses | 0-6 | 0-24 | 1-5 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 25-432 |
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.
Supplier
PanAmerican Seed P.O. Box 438 West Chicago, IL 60186
