Inula grandiflora
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
Year 2:
Good growth.
Problems:
Year 1:
They were growing very well until they died, so I hate to say that they were difficult to grow B I really have no idea what happened to them. They looked like they 'mugged out'
Year 2:
Short plants, teenie, didn=t do much yet; These were all dead by the end of the summer.
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 | 20 | 29 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-95 | 0-2 | 0-9 | 2 | 2 | - | 2-3 | 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
| 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 | 72.3 | 5.3 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-15 | 12-24 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 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
Green Leaf Enterprises/Benary (GL)
2369 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-299-0300
FAX 717-299-7162
perennials@yoder.com
Comments:
Year 1:
None
Year 2:
Too common; Ugly and short, was this a joke?