Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001Good Qualities
Clean white (2); Excellent vaselife; Nice growing plant, good filler - head size was tight and full, white always accepted as good mixer in bouquets; Quick from seed, uniform; Got the seed a little late for these before the heat set in. 'Bouquet Purple and 'Cinderella Mix' were the best and my customers loved them both. The white wasn't as popular; No disease or bug problems.Problems
Too short (2); Could not sell in Grower's Bunches, useful in mix bouquets only; Mildew on leaves, yellowing on leaves; Plants didn't get large enough before starting to flower (zone 7a), they produced small heads and few stems per plant; Flowers not self-cleaning, few flowering stems.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 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 92 |
| Range of Responses | 0-10 | 6-24 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 36-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Probably good for wedding work but we do very little wedding bouquets; White seemed less vigorous; Similar to other 'Cinderella's'; Not a great cut flower; Seeds contained a lot of white (viable?) seeds.