Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 1998Good Qualities
Good color (3); Great bedding plant (3); Very dense with flowers (2); Grew well in field; Easy to grow; Good if just picking heads for drying; Lots of heads, good for selling by the pound; Good sturdy blooms, large in size; Holds well for dried use, if cut a bit early and allowed to open as it dries; Wonderful dryProblems
Too short (10); Dull color (2); Some stunting of growth- kept too long in plugs; Damping off in transplants; Not good for drying; Plants so compact you had to cut really hard to get a harvestable stem and then it was a clump all at onceTrial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 10.3 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Okay for nosegay type bouquets, dried nosegays, in garden borders, but not for me as a cut flower- Grew side by side with 'Woodcreek Rose'; 'Woodcreek' had much longer stems and better color; 'Buddy Rose' formed plants that looked like a pink ball 12; tall and 12-15; in diameter. Excellent landscape plant, but no cut flower use; Superior short bedding Gomphrena; In our experience this rose color does not sell well. We stopped growing this color a couple of years ago because we couldn't move it; I would have liked to have seen longer stems; Market mostly for dried instead of fresh. Good value for dried markets, potpourri, dried arrangements - little interest as a fresh cut. Great use in landscaping.