Antirrhinum 'Animation Rose'
Trial Started: 2005
Year of Trial: First (from 2005 report)
Good Qualities:
Strong color pink (3), quite rich in color- much stronger color than 'Animation Pink Improved'; Thick stems, bloomed over a month - held up well in heat (85 degrees); Bloomed much earlier than my usual 'Spring Giants'; Very productive, good recovery after hot summer.
Problems:
Pinched them - wouldn't do this again; Prefer central great stem and the auxillaries seem better then also; Was not as robust in field and therefore less prolific; Bloomed at about 8 inches before croaking - apparently don't like weeks of 90F+ - this was not the summer to try winter types in the field in summer; Stems somewhat short.
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 (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | Average Postharvest Life (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 6.3 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 206 | 6.6 |
| Range of Responses | 3-9 | 15-18 | 3.0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 48-432 | 4-8.5 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
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Supplier
Benary Seed
1444 Larson St.
Sycamore, IL 60178
www.benary.com
Comments:
General comments on trial (Zone 5, applied to all snaps varieties trialed): Trial grown outdoors on green plastic mulch (Solar mulch), trickle irrigation, 4 rows on a 9 x 9 inch spacing, one layer of Hortinova netting put up shortly after transplanting, season was hot most of the summer, but moderated into the fall, and did not frost until late October - during the summer heat, all varieties stopped producing flower heads, but the Group II varieties resumed production in mid-September, yielding about one third of their total production then.