Eustoma ‘Catalina Rose’
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2003
Good Qualities:
Nice bright color (5); Strong stems (5); Double (3); This was a great plant; Triple + flower, very tall; Rose-like cut flower, long lasting in vase; Beautiful, high yielding flower, really no problems growing in the field, just hard to get germinated; Beautiful, usually grow all lisianthus in hoophouses, grew this out and it was shorter but definitely useable.
Problems:
Possible heat stress early, high 90F in late May; None; Needs netting to keep upright; Stagger bloom maturity, otherwise would cut longer stems; This one was kind of short for me; Just didn’t mature (Zone 6); Need to start seed much earlier, about November I guess, algae in plug trays a major problem.
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 | 4.2 | 18.7 | - | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 107 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 6-24 | - | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 25-144 |
(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:
Definitely grow again, excellent; Seed arrived with the coating badly crushed, a packaging problem that I have never seen; I will probably always order lisianthus transplants than grow from seed; One week vase life; I love the ‘Catalina’ series, I’m not wild about any of the rose colored lissies, but the florists like it.