Eustoma 'Cinderella Blue'
Trial: Annual
Year Trialed: 2004
Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)
Good Qualities:
Good blue color (5); Flower size good; Good height; Fat stems, large blooms; Strong stems; Good stem length in tunnels, relatively productive, early compared to Champagne, 16 days earlier; Good stem length outdoors, attractive double flowers, equivalent in earliness to Echo Champagne; Consumers love this crop.
Problems:
No problems; Poor double form, split petals, looks ragged; Seed came late, I think I would have done better with it if I had been able to get it out in the field earlier; All Lisianthus had very slow germination and seedling growth; A very long crop to grow; temperature requirements for seedlings; staking necessary to guarantee good quality flower stem, short stem length.
Postharvest:
Floralife; Sugar.
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 | 2.4 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 52 | 10.8 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 13-36 | 3 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 4-144 | 7-14 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Goldsmith Seeds
P.O. Box 1349
Gilroy CA 95021
Comments:
Similar to Balboa (2) and Catalina Deep Blue; No disease problems; Support wire was necessary; this species was well received by our visitors, plants were not pinched when planted in the field.