Eustoma 'Alice Pink'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities:
Good light pink (3); Many flowers; Excellent germination (95%, 15 days), strong stiff stems, and uniform color, pretty vigorous; Blooms are about half to one third the size of more traditional lisianthus, which would lend themselves well to bouquets, gorgeous range of color on a single stem, from an ivory, light colored pink to rose color, nice tall stems.
Problems:
Basal branching can be messy at harvest and result in wasted stems; Very small flowers, thin stems - ugly flowers; Our flower buds were small. Florist were not impressed with the spray type and really had to educate them on the new cultivar.
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 | 2.3 | 22.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 64 |
| Range of Responses | 1-3 | 15-32 | 4 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 19-144 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
American Takii
301 Natividad Rd.
Salinas, CA 93906
Comments:
Editor note: See the Postharvest Report in this issue for vase life and handling information. Small flower; These are a good, easy to grow lisianthus, they were a little more difficult for me to market because they are not as showy as the doubles or even the larger flowered singles.