Achillea ptarmica 'Pearl Reselected'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good Qualities:
Good clear white color (3); Color lasts long (2); Good fFiller (2); Flower size (2); Strong stems (best quality), length; Flowers first season; Numerous blooms for first season; Cut center stems and good laterals followed; This perennial looks good, we got a few short stems this year, should be great next year as white works well in garden bouquets; Half double flowers, good cut for dried.
Problems:
Powdery mildew (2); Not all flowers double (2); Better landscape plant than cut flower; This and all other yarrows tend to get very weedy and are a pain to cultivate; Flowers aren’t marketable and stems too lazy; Plant height not uniform; Need to support otherwise good ground cover flower.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 6.7 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
(1) 1 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
Comments:
Similar to Matricaria (2); Gypsophila, tanacetum, Achillea PT; The Pearl Superior; Baby’s Breath and Mini daisy; Pearl from Johnny’s Selected Seed was weaker and shorter stems; Possible greenhouse planting may make it taller for commercial grower; Questionable use for commercial grower, basal branching, might be more feasible as a landscape plant; Needs to be seen 2nd year; Most home gardeners see this only a perennial and not as a real cutflower; Good plant, more for roadside vegetable market stands; The Pearl Superior has better plant habit and more double flowers; Variations from plant to plant, vase life 3 days.