Trial Started: 2005
Year of Trial: First (from 2005 report)
Good Qualities
Good germination and fast growing; Pinks are always grabbed up by both florists and customers; Second flush of flowers nice color; Attractive pink with erect petals and ruffled petal edges - looks like a rose in late bud stage; Good stem length.Problems
Not as many flowers and not as uniform as the others I tried.Trial Data
| 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 | 3.7 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 86 | 11.2 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 12-20 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 16-192 | 5-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
I wasn't as impressed with the flowers in this one and neither were the florists; This was not my best year with lisianthus generally - none of these cultivars really did anything outstanding for me; Similar in height but less productive than 'Cinderella Pink'; General comments on trial (Zone 5, applied to all varieties tested): There were two trials, one in a high tunnel, the other outdoors, 4 rows with 9 x 9 inch spacing, green plastic mulch and trickle irrigation, transplant dates the same for both trials - plants continued producing all summer, with no lag due to the heat.