Trial Started: 2005
Year of Trial: First (from 2005 report)
Good Qualities
Tall (2); Great filler (2); Mixed colors on one plant - lots of tiny flowers; Vigorous growth, not very susceptible to disease, many flowers; Frost portion of color is indistinct; Good color/customer appreciation high, sold very well, good for bouquets; Nice pink flower.
Problems
Did not harvest - the flowers were poorly developed; Petals missing- never formed properly, probably should not be planted in a tunnel during summer because the flowers placement on stem were elongated, not cut flower quality; Leaf spot; Lot of death; Day length sensitive; Short for my system/season; Difficult to harvest when most flowers looked good - did not perform well in the field, very few plants produced harvestable flowers, the good flowers were a nice pink but most flowers were discolored and useable.
Comments
Similar to 'Serenade', although it is a much larger plant; Customers and I loved it!; Try again under plastic.
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 | 4.4 | 19.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 126 | 3.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-10 | 12-28 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 16-324 | 3.0 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
301 Natividad Rd.
Salinas, CA 93906
