Helianthus ‘Starburst Lemon Aura’
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Collapse ▲Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Pretty bright yellow with green centers (9); Nice double/form (5); Uniform good color (to me); Nice variation from the more common ‘Starburst Aura’ – I already grow ‘Starburst Aura’ and will do this cultivar – good, long stemmed 2nd cuts – (if I can keep the deer away); Unique fluffy texture; great in mixes with other types of sunflowers – Early and fast; Good clean double; Customers seemed to really like it, it did very well; Unique flower but not profitable under dry conditions; Strong stems, thick, attractive layers of petals; Uniform yield in both quality and timing; Bright and cheerful color, long vase life – Number of cuts/plant for grower bunches, fresh looking; Nice form.
Problems
Axillary branching, green center; Small bloom size and stem diameter but again, this could be due to too close spacing; Lighter color (yellow, not gold) tends to attract more bugs, hence more damage; Not a strong, growing plant, tends to be early and short unless in very fertile soil; Germinated poorly under dry conditions – short stems; Deformed heads on several plants, appear oblong and folded, as though two sides of head were squeezed together; Plants produce over short period making multiple plantings necessary; Everything (centers and laterals) seemed to bloom at once; Branches inadequate stem length; Similar to other ‘Starbursts’.
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 | 2.7 | 24.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 145 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 10-36 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 16-432 |
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 ‘Teddy Bear’ and ‘Goldburst’ but ‘Starburst Lemon Aura’ is shorter with smaller blooms, yellow, not as spectacular of a bloom; No consumer interest in flower bunches by itself, needs good soil to get longer stems and side branches; Matured in 69 days with 3-inch flowers; one of favorites of everyone – A winner; This was my favorite among the 10 ASCFG sunflowers trialed and also compared to 10 sunflowers from Wildseed Farm (TX); Special note deserves to be made of ‘Lemon Aura’, its flower color was fabulous, like a fine lemon meringue pie filling; Cut a short stem, had great vase life.