Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2003
Good Qualities
Full range of colors across double plants; Fluted single petals, nice colors; The ruffled quality of the flowers were very nice; Nice color mix, flowers were double and nice size, stem length was good and strong stems; Uniformity, easy to transplant because of strong early root development.Problems
Short in summer season; My mix was all white; It gets too hot, too fast for us to grow stocks, we have tried for several seasons, plants branched; No growing problems; This crop bolted in the greenhouse early in the spring; None to speak of.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 2.0 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 56 |
| Range of Responses | 0.5-1 | 6-19 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 9-144 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Similar to other field cut varieties; Spray or bouquet; Few doubles, mostly singles; In colder climates, this crop should probably be started quite late as a greenhouse crop and put out in the field earlier than June 1 to alleviate the bolting problem; More uniform than "Column" series, but size of inflorescences were generally smaller.