Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good 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.
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.
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.
Supplier
Kieft Seeds P.O. Box 618 Conway, WA 98238
