Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2003
Good Qualities
Full double flower heads (2); Beautiful colors (2); Many flowers per stem; Pink shades, very attractive; Wonderful! Produced long into season, stems were strong; great rebloomer; Unusual "frilly" flowers; These plants were quite uniform and grew more rapidly than the 'Imperial' series.
Problems
Larkspur is not a profit maker, lots of weeding for a very small flower (takes a lot of stems for a bunch); No problems with growing or germination; Stem length could have been longer; Would prefer to direct seed in fall (Zone 7); Very poor germination, no results; Sort of a bright pink for my tastes.
Comments
Stopped growing larkspur because fall seed plantings do not always winter over and spring plants normally produce very short stems; Great mixer or by itself, people snatched it up quick!
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 | 12.5 | 18.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 76 |
| Range of Responses | 1-45 | 11-24 | 3 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 36-96 |
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
