Eustoma 'Expt. 240098'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities:
Great peach color and beautiful full foliage; Excellent germination, stiff stems, nice fat stems, and particularly great looking foliage - This one had exceptionally large and exceptionally beautiful flowers - Excellent plant vigor; Ivory with pink rim - soft and pretty; Long lasting cut; Early flowering, flowered one week after 239797 and a couple inches taller, more color; Nice flower size.
Problems:
Needs support; Flower doesn't open and color fades out, short.
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 | 2.6 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 59 |
| Range of Responses | 1-5 | 14-28 | 4 | 4 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 16-144 |
(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 'Champagne' but far superior; Similar to 'Echo'; I want to grow again.