Consolida 'Giant Orchid Blue'

Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 2002

Good Qualities

Floriferous; Thin airy foliage; light blue flowers; Blooms were typically soft pastels of larkspur.

Problems

Disease; Easily breakable stems, problems germinating; Got seed too late to give these a fair test and evaluation - The plants never got a good foothold in our hot, dry spring and summer, and remained very short.

Comments

Needs to be sown earlier, it was a latecomer to the trials, would like to try again.


Trial Data

Consolida 'Giant Orchid Blue'
Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ Average Spacing (in2)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 0.3 7.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.0 72
Range of Responses 1-10 15-27 4 4 4 2-3 2 25-144


¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.


Supplier

Fred C. Gloeckner 600 Mamaroneck Ave. Harrison, NY 10528-1613
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