Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000Good Qualities
Color (2); Easy to establish; Attractive flower form, many flowers; We disregarded the flower as too wispy but the flower pods have an almost Mother of Pearl look to them, we used more of the unopened buds than the flowers.Problems
None; Timing; Hates life in the South (Zone 7a), looked so bad in the flat I didn’t bother to plant in field; Flower unmarketable; The flowers close up at night; All plants died; Didn’t germinate.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||
| Average | 10.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Hope it overwinters here. (Zone 2); Week 34 flowering, variable timing; May be better second year; Better as a home cut but a novelty and not a prime cut; Hasn’t bloomed yet, slow growth.