Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 1999, 2000
Good Qualities
Year 1
Good color; It lived in my clay soil. We’ll see if it will bloom next year; Some plants look good for full sun; Big plumes, good color range.
Problems
Year 1
Hot, dry summer and I lost some of these guys; Too early to tell, no production first year; Not well established. Plants are all showing die-back in heat; Too short.
Comments
Year 1
No flowers this year (3); I grow lots of other varieties of Astilbes that seem to be very similar, at least as far as the leaf is concerned; Plants are in full sun and not doing well, need some shade.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Yield (stems/plant)¹ | Stem Length (inches)¹ | Market Appreciation Rating² | Repeat Again Rating² | Ease of Cultivation Rating² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 1.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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.
Year 2
| Plants surviving (%) | Yield (stems/plant)¹ | Stem Length (inches)¹ | Market Appreciation Rating² | Repeat Again Rating² | Ease of Cultivation Rating² | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 87.5 | 1.5 | 22.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
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
Green Leaf Enterprises/Benary 2369 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602 717-299-0300 FAX 717-299-7162
perennials@yoder.com
