Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good 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.
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.
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.
Supplier
Benary Seed 1444 Larson St. Sycamore, IL 60178
