Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001Good Qualities
Quick to grow, flower and die, easy to time with late season varieties; Excellent color, good size for floral arrangements; Tall, large bloom; Dark yellow; Small flower head, bright petals with dark center, uniform, not too husky; Nice and uniform; Was easy to pick, held well in cooler and display, and was slower to deteriorate than most others; None.Problems
None (2); Did not germinate by direct seeding in field despite using the same method for years and using two different planting. Petals fell easily; 5% dud flowers; small flowers; This one didn't do much for me; Deer damage; 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.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 | 3.4 | 29.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 168 |
| Range of Responses | 1-20 | 13.5-72 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 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.
Comments
Similar to 'Sonja'; Yellow ray, dark disk, single bloom, tendency to branch but bloom bolts well beyond branching, consistent grower; Looks like a 'Sunbright', but longer to bloom, no real reason to grow this; 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.