Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities
Nice bright bicolor-dark center (yellow/orange) (7); Nice medium flower size (5); Very many stems/plant; beautiful 3 - 4; blossom; Color well received; Great mixer or by itself; Bloomed late in season; Uniform color pattern; Uniform growth; Nice uniform 4 - 5; heads; High percentage usable, uniform coloring within flower - even, rounded petals; Good head strength.
Problems
None (3); Poor postharvest (2); Poor market for any sunflowers other than 'Sunbright' - Price per bunch is also down; We weren't impressed with any of these sunflowers. They didn't seem to hold up in the heat well, they bloomed really fast and seemed to attract more insects; Not totally consistent in form and color; Transplant too short; Ring color not uniform overall - some are faint, others are strong, multi-branching.
Comments
Similar to 'Jolly Joker', 'Floristan', and 'Ring of Fire'; Sold best mixed with other sunflowers; Pinched terminal flower off, flowers were bicolored - basal 2/3 brown, apical 1/3 yellow; I got good tall slender stems on all the sunflowers and nice small 3 - 5 inch heads; they were used in wreaths and table designs and all the customers were very happy; Would grow again.
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 | 4.9 | 29.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 145 |
| Range of Responses | 1-15 | 15-72 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 36-432 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Fred C. Gloeckner 600 Mamaroneck Ave. 60178 Harrison, NY 10528-1613
