Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2008
Good Qualities
Very attractive fully double blooms, pure white (5); Strong stems (2); Numerous flowers/stem, uniform color and size of blooms, very upright habit; Easy to grow, sturdy stems, didn't require netting in the field.Problems
None; Many stems unable to maintain open flower upright, limited buds; Stem length not always most desirable, generally shorter than what growers want; 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-mid-Aug.) (Zone 5)Similar Cultivars
‘Echo White’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 | 2.3 | 18.6 | 5.0 | - | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 59 | 13.7 |
| Range of Responses | 1-4 | 12-24 | 5 | - | 4-5 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 16-144 | 12-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
A week later than ‘Echo Champagne’, the earliest in the trial; Beautiful! In field grew wonderfully, but this is the first time they were successfully germinated in our greenhouse.