Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2008Good Qualities
Wonderful fragrance (4); Very dark pink (4); The scent and the color range was great for spring bouquets; Uniform length and readiness; Fast grower, large flower heads; Beautiful in spring and early summer; Good sturdy stem length.Problems
Stems were weakest on this color, but still not a problem with florists; Flowers crinkled and leaves curled, plant appears to be diseased, not attractive; Could not select out doubles, requires staking; Matthiola just is not going to make the grade as an outdoor cut flower in western Wisconsin, our growing season is too short and too hot for this crop; Planted in shade but summer temps were too hot, deer ate foliage and blooms. Small cluster of flowers at the top of the stem; Too short, did not yield well and had a very short field life, too much time and effort and valuable field space for the little it yielded; Lots of singles, weird twisting flower heads on some planted directly in the field, bad germination in plug trays about 50%.Similar Cultivars
‘Vivas Light Pink’.Postharvest
We used plain water.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | Average Postharvest Life (days) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 1.2 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 85 | 6.5 |
| Range of Responses | 1-4 | 10-30 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 24-216 | 4-9 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
This cultivar produced no blooms, very little, if any, growth occurred after transplanting; Harvest spread out over a couple of weeks; We have had very good luck with Aida series and it fit wells into our program; The seed germinated and then struggled all summer, I picked a few stems for personal use in early October, hey, we gave it a try (Zone 4); Easy to grow, didn't need support netting, least favorite of the stock varieties trialed.