Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002Good Qualities
Nice clear white color (4); Tall (2); Excellent germination; Pretty; Lots of flowers per stem; Lots of buds with no pinching; I think this was the most beautiful lisi in the trials and our most sophisticated customers always wanted the whiter ones; Very vigorous, good stem caliber, holds well; Really nice solid color, nice buds and flower development.Problems
Too short (2); White turns brown faster than other colors; Greenhouse grower gave up on these - says they need to be started in fall; It was a little short, but white lisianthus sold well this year.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 | 2.3 | 18.9 | - | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 70 |
| Range of Responses | 1-3 | 12-26 | - | 2-4 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 16-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
I have a personal bias against white flowers, they just don't do much for me; We applied CaNo4 two times at 200 ppm; Lisianthus are never grown in field in N.H.; Nicest lisianthus I trialed this year, beautiful white.