Eustoma 'ABC 3-4 Purple'
Trial Started: 2005
Year of Trial: First (from 2005 report)
Good Qualities:
Great color; Dark color is always good as a mixer.
Problems:
Drought may have affected growth.
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 | 1.8 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 61 | 12.0 |
| Range of Responses | 1-3 | 11-20 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 16-144 | 10-14 |
(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:
Surprised the guys who started them in the greenhouse by blooming 5 months after the seed was planted, they are accustomed to planting in late fall to get summer blooms, I think the plant suffered from the hot, dry weather, and would have been much more productive if growing conditions had been more satisfactory; This was not my best year with lisianthus generally, none of these cultivars really did anything outstanding for me.