Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004 Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)Good Qualities
Wonderful colors (3) white, yellow, lavender, dusty pink, red.; Large size stems, strong stems.Problems
Most never bloomed; Flowered over a period of time, best for home gardeners, branching shortens stem length, good for bouquets, sprays; Never got tall enough for anything but short bouquets, but still wonderful in those.Postharvest
Stocks need to have water changed frequently, like almost every day to maximize vase life.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 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 79 | 7.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-3 | 8-29 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 36-144 | 7 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
