Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2003Good Qualities
Nice pale yellow (2); Strong stems (2); Double; Nice full flower, nice mixture with other colors; Large very double flowers with long strong stems; Good length.Problems
The color was more a cream than yellow (2); Poor germination (2); None; Didn’t standout among the whites it was marketed with; Very slow in the seedling tray and pack, I did not realize it was so slow on the front end; Just didn’t mature (Zone 6); Plug tray problems, no problem in field, algae.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 2.9 | 20.6 | - | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 61 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 14-33 | - | 5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 25-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Marginal, would not grow again; Not especially yellow, this is the first time we have grown Lisianthus; It would be nice to have a more definitively yellow flower, ‘Balboa’ series is really my favorite double lisianthus; I grew yellow ‘Balboa’ in hoophouse from plugs I bought – Florists loved them - 40 inch stems, I can’t see any difference between yellow and yellow improved.