Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2002, 2003Good Qualities
Year 1
Great wedding color, in high demand during summer, violet color very deep, clean foliage; Very similar to other phloxes, no powdery mildew; A very nice color and is the first phlox I've ever had live at all (zone 6b) - Hopefully next year we will see some good results from this one; Large flower size, nice color.Year 2
Nice color (5); Fragrance, mildew resistant; It did very well this year, the blooms were beautiful and I was wishing I had 100 plants, the customers loved the color and phlox is always popular – once it is established, it did very well here; Strong grower; Good size flowers; Very high demand for wedding work, good plant vigor in second season.Problems
Year 1
Slower grower than 'Ice cap' or other whites; Bare roots were small but did grow - Inadequate watering caused most to die - Will see how other do next year; Plants were in very poor shape on arrival - By the end of summer 3 plants bloomed, 2 of them were "Violet" and the other was pink with a dark eye; Grasshoppers; Deer like it.Year 2
Deer love it; Still suffering from the extremely poor condition the plants arrived in; Slower growth than Phlox ‘Ice Cap’, can not tolerate shade, plants growing in shade are too susceptible to powdery mildew.Year 2
This did very well since it was mulched, planting it out in the field in the fall and mulching it made a huge difference; This is a nice phlox and makes a good cut flower, if it is available from other than Here and Now I’ll plant more; Similar to other Phlox paniculata; Appears to be mildew resistant if not grown in shade, individual flower petals are larger than most Phlox paniculata cultivars.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 | 48.1 | 59.8 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-100 | 1-10 | 0-30 | 4-5 | 5 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 3-5 |
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 | 100 | 6.1 | 26.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Range of Responses | 100 | 1-12 | 20-36 | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
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
Similar to other Phlox paniculatas; Mildew resistant; Color is ok but nothing spectacular.