Iris siberica 'Caesars Brother'
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
It's a really great iris, I have grown it for years. I don't think of it as a 'cut flower', maybe I'm missing something.
Year 2:
Easy to grow.
Problems:
Year 1:
Very slow, never took off, maybe next year.
Year 2:
Only a few short flowers; Not good for our climate (Zone 8a); We had drought - very severe - all died; My market is saturated with Siberian iris, very hard to sell even this beautiful thing.
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 | 0 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| Range of Responses | 0 | 0-100 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 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
| 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 | 97.3 | 1.0 | 18.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Range of Responses | 92-100 | 0-3 | 18 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 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:
None.