Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001Good Qualities
Color (5); Strong producing plant, useful in mixed bouquets; Flowers quickly from seed, no pests, nice color, germination was very good, smaller size sprays make it good for bouquet makers, re-blooms after a hard cut; Is a spike flower; Good to mix with other flowers but rather difficulty color to combine, mixes well with yellow and orange fall flowers; Pest free.Problems
Too short (4); Did not evaluate because the groups I showed this to preferred Hi-Z, which was longer spiked but about the same flower color; Not enough color on tip of flower unless several stems are together; Could not sell as straight bunches at farmer’s markets; None; Pythium wiped out plants; 6; flower head, lower third browns early.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||
| Average | 7.5 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Similar to Hi-Z (4) but shorter; Similar to Wheat Celosia, Pink Candle, Startrek, and Enterprise Pink; I would grow again just for the color!!!; Dries very well, keeps color; Needs one layer of support, similar to Flamingo Feather types; Keep soil moist.