Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2009Good Qualities
Exceptionally tall (3); Single flowered, ruffled petal edges; Color mixed well with many other flowers for bouquets, nice accent, germination was good. Stems were exceptionally strong, even in the open field; Really beautiful.Problems
Color is more green than champagne, relatively late; No problems; Did not germinate.Similar Cultivars
Growing the same as other eustomas.Postharvest
Cool water, Floralife, cool after cutting and don't leave in heat of the field; Water.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 | 8.5 | 20.0 | - | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 70 | 12.0 |
| Range of Responses | 5-12 | 12-26 | - | 5 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 16-144 | 10-14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Low germination; I liked the flower for its color and the plant grew very nicely. It was full and had many blossoms per stem each week. It survived the first frost and was a great plant; Harvested Sept. (planted in field 6/10, Zone 5); I never got a cut on these, they were still not blooming enough to cut on 9/7/09 (planted in field 5/27, Zone 4/5); Nice, but not as nice as the double ‘Arena Champagne’, this was earlier than the double but didn’t really grab me.