Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Unique pale greenish yellow color (7); Flower are flat, very free flowering and uniform, bouquet type stiff stem, no netting, clean flower green cast to disk, novelty; Pretty, smaller sunflower - long graceful petals - 1st cut okay length - 2nd cut too short to be used in bouquets; Nice flower form, quite different; This cultivar was asked for until the petals started shedding; I liked this variety but my customers always went for the traditional sunflowers; An okay flower but would be better if it was a double; Flowers look great in bouquets, florists love them, very unusual looking; Responded well to pinching; Nice flower size, not over powering, easily mixed in arrangements and bouquets, nice compliment to all colors, abundant strong stems; No pollen; Small flower with little seed.Problems
Too short (3); Too branchy (3); Axillary buds, color not interesting to me, long petals, gappy; Light color makes this one more prone to damage - short stems on the 2nd cut; The flowers look great and the color is very different - If you live in a more even climate I would recommend trying this one, if you can get it to grow properly it looks like it would be a winner; Customers didn't appreciate its uniqueness; Didn't seem to hold as well as other sunflowers, looked old even when picked at the correct stage; Petals seem particularly delicate, quickly looking past their prime if not harvested right away; Weak stems, florists did not seem interested in this variety; Everything (centers and laterals) seemed to bloom at once; Straggly petals.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 | 24.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 114 |
| Range of Responses | 0-12 | 10-40 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 18-432 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Matured in 48 days, average flower diameter 3-4 inch; I don't like branchy; I ordered more seed of this but couldn't get them tall; Not similar to no other cultivars - A real novelty.