Heuchera 'Magic Wand'
Trial: Perennial
Year Trialed: 2004, 2005
Good Qualities:
Year 1
Good color; Growing well, should do something next year; Nice looking plant, 10 inch mounds.
Year 2
Great stem count, easy to harvest; Similar to 'Florist's Choice'; Nice vigorous plants, best results I have ever had with heuchera, great stem strength and length.
Problems:
Year 1
Too small of flower head; No harvestable stems.Year 2
Small flowers of this genus takes a very sophisticated consumer.
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | 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 | 17 | 19 | 7.0 | 23.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-100 | 7 | 23.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-5 |
(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 | 96.8 | 14.3 | 22.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Range of Responses | 87-100 | 5-35 | 18-26 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 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
I was anticipating stems but never got any; Wait to see what happens next year; We should have put these in the shade and they probably would have done better.
Year 2
One trialer reported the postharvest life as 10 days.