Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2004, 2005
Good Qualities
Year 1
Early blue flower, nice to have a different looking campanula.Year 2
Early, great color, tall.Problems
Year 1
Hates this climate, a plant dies every day. Certainly it isn't grower error! (Zone 7a); Flowers fade out early.Year 2
Flower fades; Customer appreciation moderate.Year 2
One trialer reported the postharvest life as 9 to 10 days.Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 36 | 37 | 2.7 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-100 | 1-5 | 14-21 | 3 | 3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
¹1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 49.5 | 4.8 | 22.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 3-7 | 17-27 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
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
Terra Nova P.O. Box 23938 Tigard, OR 97281-3938 800-215-9450 x305 503-263-3150 x305 FAX 503-263-3152sales@terranovanurseries.com
Comments
Year 1
Deer love it; One trialer noted a vase life of 8 days.