Antirrhinum 'Glorious Dark Red'
Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004
Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)
Good Qualities:
Nice bold color (2); Left plants in the garden and was able to harvest in the fall; Stem length; Good spike.
Problems:
Short; We got these very late in very hot weather and stem length was a consistent problem, all bloomed about the same time - early, these need to be planted quite a bit closer together than our equipment allows; Not an intense red, coppery red - lower petals often with gold color bleeding through; Somewhat week stems relative to the white and yellow.
Postharvest:
Placed in water in air conditioned house - no conditioners.
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 Spacing (in2) | Average Postharvest Life (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 10.8 | 23.9 | - | - | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 99 | 8.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-14 | 17-42 | - | - | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 9-144 | 7-9 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Fred C. Gloeckner
600 Mamaroneck Ave.
Harrison, NY 10528-1613
Comments:
Color similar to ‘DK Red Rocket’, but taller; I did not see any characteristics of any of these that would make them superior to the Potomac series.