Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2007
Good Qualities
Long stems (5); Beautiful color (4); Strong stems (2); Great regrowth, healthy plants; Continuous blooming, large double flowers, more than one blooming at a time; Nice looking lisianthus, lovely purple, double blooms, one of the favorites in the trial. 3-4 flowers blooming per stem at harvest time; Erect, large flower, productive.Problems
None (2); I continue to unsuccessful growing Eustoma and the ABC series was no exception, although they were the first seed sown in the greenhouse they were the last to be transplanted out, very slow to germinate and slower to make a transplantable plant - in the case of 'Lavender' '2-3 Green' and 'White' seeds were pelleted, seeds were singulated into plug trays and germinated as plugs, 'White' also came as fine seed and it was broadcast seeded and then transplanted, transplanted seedlings were about 2 weeks slower to make a transplantable plant for the field beds compared to plugs.Similar Cultivars
Mariachi Lavender; Similar to the Mariachi and double Magic.Postharvest
Floralife, plain water. See separate postharvest report for results from NC State University postharvest evaluations.Trial Data
| 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 | 3.8 | 21.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 64 | 11.6 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 13-29 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 16-121 | 7-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Really happy with this one - early and great second growth, great! Liked this one really well, it was nice and large and people loved the soft color; Plants grew well in the field even under the stress of drought in July; I seem to get the best germination from the Magic series; This was one of my favorite lisianthus