Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2004, 2005
Good Qualities
Year 1
Good stems and flower size; Good for the seed pod dried.
Year 2
Nice seed pod
Problems
Year 1
Insects like echinacea as do deer.
Comments
Year 1
One trialer noted a vase life of 7 days.
Year 2
One trialer reported the postharvest life as 6 days.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 100 | 0 | 5.5 | 22.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Range of Responses | 100 | 0 | 3-8 | 16-32 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 2-5 | 4-5 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star' Plants surviving (%) Yield (stems/plant)¹ Stem Length (inches)¹ Market Appreciation Rating² Repeat Again Rating² Ease of Cultivation Rating² Average 100.0 14.7 25.3 3.5 3.7 5.0 Range of Responses 100 4-30 20-36 3-5 3-5 5
¹Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
²1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Grow'n Sell/Benary (GS) 320 Lower State Rd. Chalfont, PA 18914 215-822-1276 FAX 215-997-1770
