Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2003, 2004Good Qualities
Year 1
Great color and fragrance, mildew resistant.Year 2
No phlox mildew, smaller flower head than hybrids on the market but still very useable in bouquets, simple and pretty; Great late summer color (Zone 5), interesting flower size, smaller than normal phlox.Problems
Year 1
Plants shipped in August; Deer love it.Year 2
Some shattering; Shipped late Aug. 2003, it had a poor start.Year 2
Plants received last summer grow in pots and wintered over in cold frame, planted this spring outside; Deer love it; Planted 10/13/03 to field; One trialer noted a vase life of 8 days.Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 50 | 0 | 0.7 | 21.5 | - | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | - | 0-1 | 19-24 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 5 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Plants surviving (%) | Yield (stems/plant)¹ | Stem Length (inches)¹ | Market Appreciation Rating² | Repeat Again Rating² | Ease of Cultivation Rating² | Average Spacing (in2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 95 | 7.5 | 22.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Range of Responses | 80-100 | 0-21 | 16.5-27.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
¹Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
²1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
Year 1
Plants were in pots in greenhouse, did not plant to field until 10/13/03; Plants received during hot summer, growing in pots, received very small fragile plants; I have 2 1 gallon pots growing well, not yet planted.