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Dianthus ‘Sweet Coral’

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Trial: Annual

Year Trialed: 2004
Year of Trial: First (from 2004 report)

Dianthus 'Sweet Coral'

Good Qualities

Unique color (8); Tolerated heat well, good fragrance; Problem free, grows under hot conditions, valuable addition to complement Neon; Still blooming in Sept. (although shorter stems), nice branching, color mixes well with so many things; Easy, good for bouquets, nice dark foliage, quick to produce; Best color of the series; Initial spike was very strong with a globular shape-almost perfectly round, some old spice fragrance, very nice colorCgood OOOOH factor, strong growth; Also bloomed 2 weeks earlier than Amazon Neon; Germinated great; Great fragrance, we especially liked the coral variety, great color, especially since coral is predicted to be a popular color next year; Nice for variety of color within arrangements, early flowering, ease of bouquet; Very strong.

Problems

Too short (3); Petal color fades too quickly; Secondary stems a little weaker than the king flower, but still very good quality and not so tightly round as the initial spike; Blister beetles ravaged the flowers, picture is on www.hightunnels.org, Sevin controlled the beetles, had to spray twice in August; Plants lasted longer than Dianthus ‘Sweet Red’, but still had problems with several plants rotting.

Postharvest

hey were pretty easy to take care of, they do have a tendency to snap at the joints when I was handling them to strip leaves. Editor’s note: see separate postharvest article in this issue for more information.

Comments

Similar to Neon series (2) or other dianthus; Loved it!; Flowering without a chill requirement is a real plus, Sweet Coral is a softer color than very bright Neon Amazon series, that it resembles in growth habit; This one was my customers favorite.

Trial Data

Dianthus ‘Sweet Coral’
Yield (stems/plant) Stem Length (inches) Market Appreciation Rating¹ Repeat Again Rating¹ Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ Average Spacing (in2) Average Postharvest Life (days)
Wholesale Retail Consumer
Average 5.9 15.2 4.0 4.6 3.9 3.7 4.4 97 10.0
Range of Responses 2-12 8-28 4 4-5 2-5 1-5 2-5 36-216 7-16

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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