Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2003Good Qualities
Full double flower heads (2); Many flowers per stem; No disease problems, good clean white color, good stem strength; Kept reblooming until late August (Zone 6b); White always adds sparkle to bouquets, good substance.Problems
This planting, treated like 7 other varieties I grew, had every problem I have ever encountered in larkspur, from mildew to black rot to viral deformities and I harvested nothing; No plants to evaluate - rabbits ate seedlings; Would prefer to direct seed in fall (Zone 7).Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 10.2 | 22.8 | - | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 57 |
| Range of Responses | 0-45 | 16-30 | - | 4 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 4-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Stopped growing larkspur because fall plantings are sometimes successful, plants or seeds do not winter over - spring planting of plants are rarely successful due to very short stems; All florets were indeed double very similar to Keift 'QIS White', seem amounts were way too skimpy to give accurate trial data; I'm not sure I knew the best way to cut this flower to get longer stems but it was great for dried work.