Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004 Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)Good Qualities
Good blue color (5); Flower size good; Good height; Fat stems, large blooms; Strong stems; Good stem length in tunnels, relatively productive, early compared to Champagne, 16 days earlier; Good stem length outdoors, attractive double flowers, equivalent in earliness to Echo Champagne; Consumers love this crop.Problems
No problems; Poor double form, split petals, looks ragged; Seed came late, I think I would have done better with it if I had been able to get it out in the field earlier; All Lisianthus had very slow germination and seedling growth; A very long crop to grow; temperature requirements for seedlings; staking necessary to guarantee good quality flower stem, short stem length.Postharvest
Floralife; Sugar.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 | 2.4 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 52 | 10.8 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 13-36 | 3 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 4-144 | 7-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Similar to Balboa (2) and Catalina Deep Blue; No disease problems; Support wire was necessary; this species was well received by our visitors, plants were not pinched when planted in the field.