Matthiola 'Noble Cream Yellow'

Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 2002

Good Qualities

Mostly doubles (4); Beautiful soft yellow color (2); Uniform flowering; Tall and pretty fragrant, they took the temperature fluctuations this spring better than the 'Cheerful' series did; Blooms stayed well on the plant until they could be cut - Also makes a great bedding plant with very long-lasting blooms in spring; Fragrant, full blooms; Long, relatively uniform flower spiked.

Problems

Poor color (2), more ivory than pale yellow; Stem length was really too short for our regular bouquets; Poor flowers, not very full at all - Not much scent, though stocks were known for scent.

Comments

Similar to 'Column Yellow'; Much better than 'Noble White'; Worth growing in tunnel, quick crop; The foliage was tall and straight and strong, it's just the flowers were sparse.


Trial Data

Matthiola 'Noble Cream Yellow'
Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ Average Spacing (in2)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 1.4 18.4 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.7 60
Range of Responses 1-3 8-25 2-4 4 2-4 1-5 3-5 18-144


¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.


Supplier

American Takii 301 Natividad Rd. Salinas, CA 93906