Campanula 'Bernice'
Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2004, 2005
Good Qualities:
Year 1
Early blue flower, nice to have a different looking campanula.
Year 2
Early, great color, tall.
Problems:
Year 1
Hates this climate, a plant dies every day. Certainly it isn't grower error! (Zone 7a); Flowers fade out early.
Year 2
Flower fades; Customer appreciation moderate.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | 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 | 36 | 37 | 2.7 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-100 | 1-5 | 14-21 | 3 | 3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Plants Surviving (%) | Yield (stems/plant) (1) | Stem Length (inches) (1) | Market Appreciation Rating (2) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 49.5 | 4.8 | 22.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 3-7 | 17-27 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
(1) Data 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.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Terra Nova
P.O. Box 23938
Tigard, OR 97281-3938
800-215-9450 x305
503-263-3150 x305
FAX 503-263-3152
sales@terranovanurseries.com
Comments:
Year 1
Deer love it; One trialer noted a vase life of 8 days.
Year 2
One trialer reported the postharvest life as 9 to 10 days.