Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2008
Good Qualities
Beautiful color combination, the pink tips were very vivid (3); Very strong stems, picotee made this more attractive to customers than most singles; The stem length was good; Moderate buds, great stem height and sturdiness; Strong stem, nice flowers.Problems
Singles less popular (2); Low productivity, pink edges vary in width among flowers, some entirely pink; Did not get very many flowers; The seed came late (February) and although I started it right away, the plants in the field never got to maturity, we had a very cold/late spring (up to 6 weeks lost) and this did not work in their favor, also, in the future I will only grow lisianthus in the hoop, western Washington is just too cool to attempt them in the field, wish I would have known! I worked so hard to get a crop and really wanted to see all of these beauties in full bloom, bummer!!!; Propagation difficult.Similar Cultivars
None listed by respondents.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 | 2.6 | 19.7 | - | - | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 39 | 14.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-6 | 10-28 | - | - | 3-5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 16-81 | 14 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Ten days later than ‘Echo Champagne’, the earliest variety in trial; I liked these for bouquet work; Fantastic blooms - my favorite lisianthus; Flower head 4 cm, no fragrance.