Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
The color was wonderful, I’ll see what lived through the summer and would purchase more of this one; Very nice white flower (ageratum-like) against white leaves.
Year 2:
Problems:
Year 1:
Difficult to know when to harvest, Plant does not seem long-lived as perennial.
Year 2:
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 | 10 | 90 | 4.0 | 22.0 | - | 4.0 | - | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Range of Responses | 10 | 90 | 3-5 | 20-24 | - | 4 | - | 1-4 | 1-5 |
(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
| 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 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(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
Grow’n Sell/Benary (GS)
320 Lower State Rd.
Chalfont, PA 18914
215-822-1276
FAX 215-997-1770
www.gro-n-sell.com
Comments:
Year 1:
I grew this plant for a few years but it died out easily, was difficult to know when to pick, and appreciated by only a few sophisticated florists; Shipping problems.
Year 2:
Plant did not do well in the summer, kept in pot for stronger growth, wintered in cold frame (Zone 5) planted 2004 in field.