Consolida 'Giant Orchid Blue'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities:
Floriferous; Thin airy foliage; light blue flowers; Blooms were typically soft pastels of larkspur.
Problems:
Disease; Easily breakable stems, problems germinating; Got seed too late to give these a fair test and evaluation - The plants never got a good foothold in our hot, dry spring and summer, and remained very 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 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 72 |
| Range of Responses | 1-10 | 15-27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 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
Comments:
Needs to be sown earlier, it was a latecomer to the trials, would like to try again.