Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000Good Qualities
Good filler flower (2); Nice size flowers; Uniform, clear white, strong stems, yellow disk, mild fragrance, highly floriferous; The best one of the three Tanacetum trialed, traditional white flower color and double appearance; Big plant, long stems; Good flower dusters.Problems
Strong stems but most were bent; I would recommend fall seeding (Zone 7.5) as the stems would have been longer and flowers more prolific; May be susceptible to Aster yellows; I just can’t grow because of Asters Yellows; It attacked the majority of the planting; Growth habit not uniform, flower is open and a bit wild looking.Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | |||||
| Average | 5.9 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Comments
This crop seemed to do better in straight soil than in black plastic mulch; Florists’ preferred this cultivar over ‘Snow Crown’ and ‘Summer Spirit’; Need one layer of support-sometimes two; We had 7 tanacetums in trial this year, all were quite similar except bloom times and plant height; Vase life - 7 days.