Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001Good Qualities
Excellent, good breaks, good vase-life; Didn't see any difference in growing habits, flowers were good - branched well, flowers still blooming in Oct. (zone 5); Long flowering period, good filler flower; No disease problems, long lasting, easy to grow; uniform readiness made harvesting easy; Mid-July harvest time; No disease - no bugs.Problems
This matricaria had weak stems that didn't stand up by themselves; We really didn't get a harvest from these; Too short, uninteresting flower; None; I tried to rebloom - but stems were short and most failed to get ready before frost; Not enough plants germinated; Crop failure, tarnish plant bug destroyed all double matricaria this year.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 | 6.7 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 119 |
| Range of Responses | 0-12 | 12-28 | 5 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 36-320 |
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 #12473, 12475, 12482 and other matricaria. These all look pretty much alike, nothing really excited me; It was pretty popular, it may have been because a similar looking flower was featured in a popular wedding magazine; We could have sold more; The blooms were single and airy surprisingly nice!; My second favorite in the trial.