Consolida 'Giant Double Dark Blue'

Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 2002

Good Qualities:

Vivid blue color, good flower quality and quantity, tall; Thin, airy foliage and delicate flower.

Problems:

Disease problems; Few flowers per stem, easily breakable, problems germinating; Only the 'Sublime' and 'QIS' series germinated and grew, they were filmcoated - we suspect that disease prevented the others from growing properly.

Comments:

None mentioned.

Trial Data

Consolida 'Giant Double Dark Blue'
  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 0.3 7.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 72
Range of Responses 1-10 15-27 3 4 4 3 2 25-144

(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