Helianthus ‘Chianti’
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Collapse ▲Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Gorgeous dark color (12); Small flower with short petals; Noticed by many market customers, good stem length, harvest period was almost a month could sell in straight bunches and in bouquets; Tall, unique and really pretty; Good breaks – Stood well after Aug. snowstorm; Excellent variety, a little easier to handle than ‘Moulan Rouge’ and better color; Healthy strong stems, slightly droopy heads on some plants; Sold well; Nice head size 3 1/2-inch heads – If I cut the center bud off early I had better branching, more stems per plant, but the stems were not very long, 14-18-inch maximum bouquet stems; Good form, much better than other red varieties I have seen; Multiple stems made good grower bunches for farmers market; Well accepted, good producer, plant height was good and many good stems; More consistently dark than other reds.
Problems
Too short (3); Dark color, axillary buds, side branches not useable; Virtually all of the flowers lost at least one petal before the flower had completely opened – I have never had that happen before and can offer no explanation; Direct seeding more successful – Transplants poorly…flowered too short; After 1st three cuttings, stems a bit weak/wobbley; Blooms looked sunbleached compared to ‘Prado Red’ – Not as well received as the yellows; We only had 1/2 dozen seeds germinate of this variety; Color was not long lasting; Some of the heads nodded down and black spots on foliage were not attractive; Heads shatter after 1 week storage; Japanese beetles took over late in season, that was true for many varieties; Multi headed.
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 | 3.0 | 28.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 118 |
| Range of Responses | 1-9 | 8-60 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 12-36 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Seedsense Ltd.
7, Bradfield Close
North Walsham
Norfolk NR28 oHL England
Comments
Similar to ‘Moulin Rouge'(2), ‘Prado Red’ (2) or ‘Claret’; We re-named these ‘Chocolate’ sunflowers, which made them an even bigger hit – Would definitely grow again; Of the plants that grew, several opened up the week we pulled them – Very deep, dark merlot with heads, 3 to 4-inch, with a few possible side shoots; This was not as well liked after first week of bloom; After harvest of the primary stems only isolated secondary growth was observed from 4-5 inch stumps; Held petals better than ‘Moulin Rouge’ – But more uniform dark brown than ‘Moulin Rouge’ – Great for bouquets whether mixed with other sunflowers or other types of flowers; We like this one over ‘Prado Red’/’Moulin Rouge’ because the petals are dark on both sides – Other reds have yellow on petal reverse – Also, seemed less prone to deformed heads (off center disk) under heat stress; Some customers thought it was ‘Red Velvet’ – More stems could have been cut, if I had continued cutting – Harvest dates 8/5 – 8/14 (Zone 6/7); Another nice sunflower, well accepted.