Eustoma 'Twinkle Deep Blue'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities:
Color is very dark and vivid (5); Dark attractive buds (3); Good spray and flower form; Excellent germination (90% plus, in less than 10 days), stiff stems, I liked the 'spray' form and the fact that the buds had nice color; Big flower, double frosted shape; Tall, appear easy to harvest; Thrips resistant; Buds added to the wonderful richness of the deep purple flowers.
Problems:
I lost quite a few of these to thrips, they seemed to be particularly attractive to them; Short stem; Not as floriforous; Older blooms on stem fade to purple with slight discoloration (white splotched); Same bed in hoophouse, same plug grower as Echo and Mariachi but low quality plug and non-existent yield - I can grow'em and my plug grower can start'em well enough - just had terrible results with' Twinkle Deep Blue' and 'Cinderella Pink' (Zone 5/6); None.
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 | 1.9 | 20.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 54 |
| Range of Responses | 0-5 | 8-28 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 4-144 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Goldsmith Seeds
P.O. Box 1349
Gilroy CA 95021
Comments:
Similar to lots of purple lines; Because of the thrips damage, I didn't market many of these but people loved the ones I did have; This lisanthas has a permanent home at Wildthang.