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Trachelium ‘Expt. Summer Purple’

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Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 2002

Good Qualities

Great plum purple color (4); Good-looking foliage; Very long, strong stems with striking dark color; Unique in our market, lasted well; Better height than ‘Jemmy’.

Problems

Too short (3); Crop time too long (3); Difficult to sow, extremely small seed, static electricity a problem when sowing, this trachelium had a lower germination rate than the others; Didn’t tolerate heat well (Zone 8a); Poor germination – Growing two other varieties and they germinated in 1/3 the time these pellet seeds germinated – It appeared the seedlings could not grow out of the pellet – The other two varieties were not pelleted – Many tiny seedlings died with the white pellet on top like a hat.

Comments

Editor note: See the Postharvest Report in this issue for vase life and handling information. Similar to ‘Pandora’ and ‘Black Knight’; This entire trachelium group was fabulous overall – Great stems and productive from 7/15 til now 10/22 and they are still going strong.

Trial Data

Trachelium ‘Expt. Summer Purple’
Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ Average Spacing (in2)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 4.0 13.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.6 173
Range of Responses 0-17 8-19 3 3 3-5 2-5 2-5 36-432

¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.

Supplier

PanAmerican Seed
P.O. Box 438
West Chicago, IL 60186

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