Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2008
Good Qualities
Great green color (3) or nice double white with green tinge; Sturdy stems (2), didn't require netting in the field; Attractive double flower with ruffled petal edges; Lots of buds; Timing of blooms opening very good, three flowers open at once, tall stems, nice double flowers; Easy to grow.Problems
None; Somewhat wimpy terminal stems; Shorter plants in comparison to other lisianthus, and also did a poor job withstanding wind, some almost growing parallel to the ground; 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!!!; Long time to harvest from sowing (Feb to mid-Aug.)Similar Cultivars
‘Super Magic Green’, ‘Arena Yellow’.Postharvest
We used only plain water.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 | 2.3 | 19.6 | 5.0 | - | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 58 | 12.3 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 12-24 | 5 | - | 5 | 4-5 | 1-5 | 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.
Comments
One week later than ‘Echo Champagne’, the earliest variety in trial.