Eustoma 'ABC 2-4 Yellow'
Trial Started: 2005
Year of Trial: First (from 2005 report)
Good Qualities:
Beautiful, large, cream color flowers (3); Good germination, fast growing.
Problems:
Color kind of blah; Really a cream not yellow.
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 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 64 | 11.7 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 11-22 | 4.0 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 16-144 | 6-14 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
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Supplier
PanAmerican Seed
P.O. Box 438
West Chicago, IL 60186
www.panamseed.com
Comments:
Similar to 'Echo Champagne' without the pink blush and less productive; Would like to try this one in tunnel, will seed be available for '06?; This was not my best year with lisianthus generally, none of these cultivars really did anything outstanding for me; General comments on trial (Zone 5, applied to all varieties tested): There were two trials, one in a high tunnel, the other outdoors, on shallow beds, 4 rows with 9 x 9 inch spacing, green plastic mulch and trickle irrigation, transplant dates the same for both trials, plants continued producing all summer, with no lag due to the heat.