Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004 Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)
Good Qualities
Great color (5); Good filler (3); Long stems; Many small flowers for bouquet use: Gives a bouquet a great airy graceful look, long lasting in vase, no other annual looks like it; More lavender than blue, just keeps flowering, strong wiry stems; Easy to grow; We liked it.
Problems
Will never grow outside in N.H., will grow in tunnel only; Somewhat tedious to harvest to get the long stems, the flower stems just keep coming so we harvest the whole plant and in a couple of weeks more flowers, even the short stems are useful in small bouquets; Dead blooms stay on and are hard to remove for a 'clean' look, Is this a cultivar that becomes invasive?
Postharvest
Cut when first flowers show.
Comments
We grow other campanulas, but none with the fine and delicate colors of this one; In the tunnel - 2nd heavy flowering on very short stems; We will certainly grow this one next year.
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 | 6.8 | 22.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 57 | 11.4 |
| Range of Responses | 1-14 | 18-31 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 36-108 | 7-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Sakata Seed America 18095 Serene Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037
