Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2009Good Qualities
More resistant to botrytis than ‘Lime Green’; Amazing; Attractive double, ruffled petal edges; Nice color; Personally like the flower when it is not all the way opened as the color is deeper.Problems
It was a cold damp summer so I did not start picking until my season was nearly over in mid-August, I started the seeds inside on 1/23; Color is more green than champagne; Did not get first cut until 8/26/09. (planted in field 5/27, Zone 4/5); Too short.Similar Cultivars
The flower looks like a less productive ‘Cinderella Lime’; ‘Super Magic Peach’.Postharvest
Flower food to open the buds; 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 | 2.1 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 59 | 13.7 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 12-30 | 5 | 5 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 16-144 | 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
This is a gorgeous flower, I bet it's great in a high tunnel or in a year where there isn't rain five days out of seven; Harvested Sept. (planted in field 6/10, Zone 5); Petals are more "ruffled" than 'Magic Peach' or 'Echo Champagne', not as fully double but flowers larger than 'Magic Peach', I prefer 'Echo Champagne'; Light orange peach color when opened then turns to light cream to white; Low germination; As I recall, these were better looking than ‘Vulcan Champagne’ in terms of height but the Vulcans were a bit ahead in maturity by 3-4 days, the October harvest stems were short (in high tunnels).