Trial: Perennial
Good Qualities
Year 1
Good basal branching for a solidago, no rust!; Has great feel, nice clean foliage.Year 2
Tall, late, great filler; Good stem length, yellow/red contrast.Problems
Year 1
Stems rather short; Not quite as vigorous as I would like, some problems getting it to survive in field; Needs 2nd season before evaluation.Year 2
Not enough of it, am propagating; Bit 'wild looking'.Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants alive at end of summer (%) | Plants flowering (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||||
| Average | 98.0 | 66.7 | 4.3 | 22.1 | - | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 25 | 3.3 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 7-10 | 24-40 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 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.
Supplier
Green Leaf Enterprises/Benary 2369 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602 717-299-0300 FAX 717-299-7162perennials@yoder.com
Comments
Year 2
It was later than 'Tara' which is great; Nice red stems.