Eustoma 'ABC 3-4 Purple'

Trial Started: 2005

Year of Trial: First (from 2005 report)

Good Qualities

Great color; Dark color is always good as a mixer.

Problems

Drought may have affected growth.

Comments

Surprised the guys who started them in the greenhouse by blooming 5 months after the seed was planted, they are accustomed to planting in late fall to get summer blooms, I think the plant suffered from the hot, dry weather, and would have been much more productive if growing conditions had been more satisfactory; This was not my best year with lisianthus generally, none of these cultivars really did anything outstanding for me.


Trial Data

Eustoma 'ABC 3-4 Purple'
Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ Average Spacing (in2) Average Postharvest Life (days)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 1.8 16.2 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 3.8 61 12.0
Range of Responses 1-3 11-20 4.0 4.0 3-5 3-5 3-5 16-144 10-14


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


Supplier

PanAmerican Seed P.O. Box 438 West Chicago, IL 60186