Matthiola 'Mid Cheerful White'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good Qualities:
Color (2): The only stock that has bloomed for us; Good stem length, good stress tolerance, would expect better field performance with normal growing practices; Fragrance is wonderful, good double flower; Good full heads, long lasting into season; None.
Problems:
Did not recover in the field after transplanting, like many stocks we have tried, not economical as a field cut (Zone 2); Spindly stems not real full; This is the wrong plant for the South (Zone 7a); I’ve grown Cheerful White and Yellow for years and they have always done very well; This one is supposed to be later, and it is, but we get too hot; What a disappointment!; Need to be staked, flower heads did not elongate much; Immediately succumbed to hot, variable, Indiana spring - barely grew, faded quickly, no flowers - not much ‘midseason’ as the name implies.
Trial Data
| 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 | 1.0 | 19.7 | - | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 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.
Supplier
Sakata Seed America, Inc.
18095 Serene Dr.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Comments:
Similar to Cheerful White; Maybe this should have been put out earlier 3/15? (Zone 7.5); Flowered in pack, transplanted in flower, holds up well under moderate heat; Bring back good old regular Cheerful!; Forget about 'Mid'.