Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2000, 2001
Good Qualities
Year 1
None listed by respondents.
Year 2
Better color - rich dark purple; good vase life; Grows well in shade.
Problems
Year 1
Plugs not vernalized; These plants had one set of true leaves when they arrived so maybe they will do something next year; Dead; Needs 2nd season before evaluation; No flowers.
Year 2
Fussy, gets old too fast; A little short, may improve length with age; Some powdery mildew, flowers shatter, foliage does not hold up for shipping.
Comments
Year 1
No flowering data.
Year 2
Great color; Nice landscape plant.
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 | 60.4 | 20.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant)¹ | Stem Length (inches)¹ | Market Appreciation Rating² | Repeat Again Rating² | Ease of Cultivation Rating² | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 48 | 12.0 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-16 | 21-24 | 1-4 | 4 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 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.
Supplier
Green Leaf Enterprises/Benary 2369 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602 717-299-0300 FAX 717-299-7162
perennials@yoder.com
