Eustoma 'Expt. White #278449'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2001
Good Qualities:
Excellent color (3); Held up well; Great germination, good field performance; Seed was just a little late for us to get great results B The first bloom on these were short (10;) but the next bloom was better B I know these do much better started earlier; Good vase life; Great Germination rate.
Problems:
None (2); Plants didn't get too tall or branch like I'd like; A pain to plant when small and keep weeded when not grown on plastic; Hard to sell white unless in bouquet or basket arrangement; Just average, in a crowded market of cultivars; Suffered from heat damage, more noticeable than with the blue colors; Poor germination, would not grow (zone 11).
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 | 2.7 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 66 |
| Range of Responses | 1-8 | 9-28 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 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:
Liked cooler weather (zone 6b), long time to really take off; Similar to 'Echo' and to #278368; Didn't see much difference in production or bloom among experimental varieties; Bloomed a little later than other trial Lisianthus; White is not my favorite color B Couldn't really tell the two numbered whites apart; We should be trying this in the greenhouse.