Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities
Excellent color (4); Stiff stem, no netting, holds up in summer; Mild fragrance; Nice color, good stem length for godetia; Good number stems per plant; Would grow again if less expensive than 'Grace'; Uniform; Took the heat pretty well, I think that it performed very well for godetia planted so late in the spring in the South (zone 7a); We grew in greenhouse and have never had luck with godetia until now; It bloomed until 6/30/01 and had to remove it because of spider mites; We are trying it as a winter crop too; We think we can do better with it in the winter; Hard to use in bouquets as the branches were short so whole plant needed to be cut; Lots of blooms but really unuseable for us; Exotic looking flowers, cluster on one stem.
Problems
Too short (3); We are too hot for summer production (IL), all plants dead by 8/15; None; Melted in heat; Flower size was small, could have been because we got it in so late (zone 7a); Needed cooler weather and more nutrients to get good stem length; Poor germination.
Comments
Similar to 'Grace' series from Sakata and to 'Azalea Show Mix'; 12 day vase-life in tap water at room temperature; Sakata's Grace series is superior. In Chicago we grow godetia's as a winter or early spring crop; Dislikes hot weather (zone 6b); It got a lot taller than I expected it to.
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 | 3.2 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 126 |
| Range of Responses | 0-9 | 8-25 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 36-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
American Takii 301 Natividad Rd. Salinas, CA 93906
