Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004 Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)Good Qualities
Beautiful color (4); More blush color than some other Ablushes@, nice branching; High spray, many flowers, tall enough for retail cuts; Vase life is so long, some of my customers compared them to tulips; Mixes well with lots of other things.Problems
No problems; People prefer doubles; Variable heights, not an important color for sales; 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; Didn’t get as tall as I’d like, even in the hoophouse.Postharvest
Floralife; Sugar. Editor’s note: see separate postharvest article in this issue for more information.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 | 16.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 45 | 12.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-6 | 11-27 | 4 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 4-144 | 7-17 |
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 Ventura Blue Blush; I guess I would have to compare it to some of the other singles like Malibu, Malibu has larger flowers, so I would probably go with Malibu. I would try it again.