Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2008
Good Qualities
The deeper pink color is very nice (3), although variable; Double flowers (2); Stronger stems than some cultivars, nicer than some others of similar color; Attractive large flower with ruffled petal edges, relatively early and productive, easy to grow, sturdy stems, didn't require netting in the field.Problems
None (2); Poor germination; The seed came late (February) and although I started it right away, the plants in the field never got to maturity, we had a very cold/late spring (up to 6 weeks lost) and this did not work in their favor, also, in the future I will only grow lisianthus in the hoop, western Washington is just too cool to attempt them in the field, wish I would have known! I worked so hard to get a crop and really wanted to see all of these beauties in full bloom, bummer!!!Similar Cultivars
‘ABC Deep Rose’, but this was nicer flower; ‘Magic Pink’.Postharvest
We used only plain water.See separate postharvest report for results from NC State University postharvest evaluations.
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 | 3.0 | 21.0 | - | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 40 | 13.6 |
| Range of Responses | 1-7 | 17-24 | - | 4 | 5 | 4-5 | 1-5 | 16-81 | 13-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Flowered 4 days later than ‘Echo Champagne’, the earliest in the trial.