Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2006
Good Qualities
Beautiful flower (2); I liked the ruffle of the petal edges; Productive when well grown, attractive ruffled petals; 8/28 - starting to form buds now, 9/8 – terminal flowers that were open were cut off to wait for sprays.Problems
Seed small, took forever to get big enough to go in the field, only got 10 plants to flower, so many other things are easier – this one not worth it - plus white flowers don’t work well with other colors I grow; Didn’t get this in until later than I should have, so didn’t get very tall - Didn't bloom till late September, didn’t like as well as ‘ABC White 02153’, but since it didn’t mature like it should, not a fair assessment probably; Too late!; We could have picked more blossoms, but again because we do not net, we expect our lisianthus to ‘stand on their own’, they bent on the ground easily, we like the bright colored lisianthus for our uses; I have always wondered if I could grow lisianthus by seed - I found out that I’ll keep ordering plugs!, however, it was a real challenge and I was “tickled pink”Postharvest
Chrysal Professional #2.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 | 1.9 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 57.0 | 13.5 |
| Range of Responses | 1-4 | 8-26 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 32-81 | 10-18 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
I really liked this one – they have a long vase life; Sown in greenhouse 2/20/06 in 128 tray and harvest 8/11; Plants for tunnel trial crowded in tray before they could be transplanted, were slow to start growing; To nurture my few little plants that did make it, I was proud as a mother hen to actually grow a “few” lisianthus from seed.