Persicaria 'Brush Strokes'
Trial: Perennial
Year Trialed: 2004, 2005
Good Qualities:
Year 1
Very attractive foliage (2); Very good vase life, nice wide leaf provides different texture to arrangements; I am excited to use in bouquets next year; Strong healthy plant, nice vegetative growth.
Year 2
I really like this one, nice big bold foliage, good stems, good enough stem length, EASY to grow; Strong healthy plant, good vegetative growth.
Problems:
Year 1
Japanese beetles/deer love it.
Year 2
Did not overwinter; Does not flower
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 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | - | 2-12 | 17-28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-5 | 4-5 |
(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
| Plants Surviving (%) | Yield (stems/plant) (1) | Stem Length (inches) (1) | Market Appreciation Rating (2) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 68.0 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| Range of Responses | 0-100 | 9-30 | 15-26 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 3-5 |
(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
Terra Nova
P.O. Box 23938
Tigard, OR 97281-3938
800-215-9450 x305
503-263-3150 x305
FAX 503-263-3152
sales@terranovanurseries.com
Comments:
Year 1
Did not get a chance to use due to bug and deer problems; One trialer noted a vase life of 12 days.
Year 2