Eustoma 'Balboa Blue Rim'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities:
Great color (4); All varieties performed about the same - 'Balboa Purple' was accepted the best; and also the 'Purple' bloomed the longest in the field B Size of flowers was most impressive with good bud count per stem; Looks like rose with no thorns, last 10 day + in vase, customers love purple first, 'Blue Rim' next, and 'Blue Bush 'last; Bicolor flowers great; Great germination, great field performance; Seed was just a little late for us to get great results. The first bloom on these were short (10;) but the next bloom was better. I know these do much better started earlier; Good vase life.
Problems:
'Balboa Purple' performed best of all; Slow, slow ; How do you know or How can you tell when plant needs water; Flower color not uniform among plants, too short; Shortest of all in trials, small flowers.
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 | 15.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 61 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 10-28 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 36-144 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
PanAmerican Seed
P.O. Box 438
West Chicago, IL 60186
Comments:
Similar to 'Echo' and to 'Flamenco Blue Rim'; Balboa series is my favorite lisianthus.