Geum 'Fireball'
Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2004, 2005
Good Qualities:
Year 1
Growing well, should do something next year; Beautiful foliage.Year 2
Blooms all summer; My favorite of all the trials- great early color; Flowers very early in the season, not much geum on the market, nice stem length and color.
Problems:
Year 1
No flowers this season (Zone 5); No harvestable stems.
Year 2
To maintain the flower after harvest, you have to pick off faded blooms, which is a pain, but it prolongs shelf life; Flower is small; Small flower size of this genus.
Trial Data
Year 1
| 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 | 17 | 37 | 1.0 | 32 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-100 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Plants Surviving (%) | Yield (stems/plant) (1) | Stem Length (inches) (1) | Market Appreciation Rating (2) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 73.8 | 9.3 | 25.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 6-15 | 18-36 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 4-5 |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Terra Nova
P.O. Box 23938
Tigard, OR 97281-3938
800-215-9450 x305
503-263-3150 x305
FAX 503-263-3152
sales@terranovanurseries.com
Comments:
Year 1
Year 2
Three trialers reported the postharvest life as 8.5, 9, and 14 days, respectively; Retail florist ask for this flower weekly; Looks like anchome.