Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002Good Qualities
Very nice mid-blue/light purple (3); Long vase life (2); Excellent germination, nice fat stiff stems - Very, very nice, best mid-blue I've seen; Double blossom; Double medium-lavender flowers - soft color in an arrangement; Double purple/blue, tallest variety, good stem caliber.Problems
Too short (3); Thrip sign on petals; Some singles; Needs support; Black flies; Needs to be staked; Problem with keeping transplants in packs alive so never have many in field. Due to excessive rain they dwarf in flat and only grew 6-12 inches in field.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 | 2.0 | 16.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 70 |
| Range of Responses | 0-3 | 5-28 | 5 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 16-180 |
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 'Echo' and many other cultivars; Grown in beds in tunnel, non-trial lisianthus were grown in same conditions with excellent results; Longer stems after first cutting - Our florists are really using this now - Stems are strong and straight on most flowers; We applied CaNo4 twice at 200 ppm.