Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001Good Qualities
Good long-lasting color (4); Productive (2); Taller than similar cultivars (2); Great show, basal branching on each plant, very free-flowering, uniform color and heights; Long production season, still producing even in mid-September; Easy to grow, many blooms, dries well; Nice flower size; Strong grower; Good filler.Problems
Raw seed, poor germination (2); None (2); Little weak in stem but not too bad; Too short, too branchy; This plant (and all gomphrenas) will not grow for us; They just sit there- (wondering I guess where is the heat?); It was a very cool growing season besides; Problem with worms later in season; Looks and acts like a lot of other tall purple gomphrenas.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 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 172 |
| Range of Responses | 0-35 | 9-24 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 36-432 |
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 'Qis Purple' (2); Rabbits like it, 2 day-vase life in tap water at room temperature; The flower color was exceptional; Took awhile to get going; Need a whole workshop on gomphrena picking, seems tricky.