Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2001, 2002Good Qualities
Year 1
Beautiful foliage (2); Vigorous plants - all 18 survived; No rust, Bronze foliage excellent without berry, nice berry and bract; Great color - shape.Year 2
Easy to make cuttings; Great foliage and pretty tough plant; I will keep trying; Nice foliage, ok berry; Seems to be rust free! Flowered and berried nicely. Very attractive maroon(ish) foliage color. If we wanted to compete in Hypericum market, this would be one to grow.Problems
Year 1
Japanese beetles!; Poor plant vigor; Smaller berry than H. androsaemum or Flair series; Too short.Comments
Year 2
Not nearly as vigorous as the H. androsaemum but foliage is quite beautiful; Good cut foliage.Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants alive at end of summer (%) | Plants flowering (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 68.7 | 59.4 | 5.1 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant)¹ | Stem Length (inches)¹ | Market Appreciation Rating² | Repeat Again Rating² | Ease of Cultivation Rating² | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 93 | 17.5 | 29.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Range of Responses | 80-100 | 0-20 | 18-40 | 3-4 | 4-0 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-0 |
¹Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
²1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 1
Similar to Hypericum 'Flair' series; Just a smattering of flowers; Will be taller next year.