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.
Supplier
Fred C. Gloeckner 600 Mamaroneck Ave. Harrison, NY 10528-1613
