Matthiola 'Mid Cheerful Yellow'
Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2000
Good Qualities:
Similar to white, good stem length, good growth under our delay in transplanting stress. Nice fragrance, nice color, nice double flowers, unusual in our market.
Problems:
No good qualities; Did not recover in the field after transplanting; like many stocks we have tried, not economical as a field cut (Zone 2); 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!; Needs staking, short flower heads.
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 | 22.0 | - | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
(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 Yellow or Cheerful White; Bring back good old regular Cheerful!; Forget about 'Mid'; Both stocks were lovely - but do not field grow well for us and not worth taking up greenhouse space to grow again - can’t get price per stem necessary to keep as greenhouse crop.