Kniphofia thompsonii snowdenii
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
Year 2:
Problems:
Year 1:
Plants shipped late August; Very small plants.
Year 2:
Since plants were very small, we grew them in pots and wintered over in cold frame, they did not survive the cold winter in frame (Zone 5); Did not bloom.
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 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Range of Responses | 0-30 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(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 | 26 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 0-2 | 0-30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-4 |
(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
Sunshine Farm & Garden (SF)
HC 67 Box 539 B
Renick, WV 24966
304-497-2208
FAX 304-497-2698
www.sunfarm.com/tour/
Comments:
Year 1:
: Planted out to field 10/13/03, all vegetative growth, 15 inches; Very small fragile plants, too hot to plant outside because plants arrived in July, growing in pots; 2 plants were placed in 1 gallon pots in spring and planted out in Sept. 3.
Year 2: