2003 Sunflower Trial Cultivars
Table organized by flowering time
| Cultivar Name | Planting Date | Avg. days to flower | Avg. Ht. (cm) | Young Plant Vigor Rating (1-10 Scale) |
Flower Size Rating (1-4 Scale) |
% Germ. |
Comments |
| The Joker | 3/26/2003 | 39.4 | 59.3 | 9 | 2 | 90 | Early, for bouquets. |
| Indian Blanket | 3/26/2003 | 39.9 | 53.1 | 6 | 2 | 95 | Early, for bouquets, has off types. |
| Blaze | 3/26/2003 | 40.1 | 53.1 | 7+ | 2 | 100 | Early for bouquets, has off types. |
| Firecracker | 3/27/2003 | 42.1 | 37.7 | 5 | 2 | 90 | Bedding item, short for a cut flower. |
| Sundown | 3/26/2003 | 42.4 | 66.7 | 7+ | 2 | 90 | Farmers market, perhaps a specialty florist item. |
| Premier Light Yellow | 3/26/2003 | 45.2 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 100 | Bedding item, short for cut flower. |
| Lemon Aura | 3/26/2003 | 52.6 | 81.7 | 6 | 3 | 100 | Double specialty item. |
| Tinies | 3/27/2003 | 54.3 | 44.7 | 4 | 2 | 85 | Appears excellent for bedding use, two flower types in cultivar (photo) |
| Elite Sun | 3/26/2003 | 59.5 | 163.9 | 10 | 3 | 100 | Vigorous, florist quality. |
| Valentine | 3/26/2003 | 61.5 | 85.5 | 4 | 2 | 95 | A lemon color, early weak growth. |
| Sonja | 3/26/2003 | 61.6 | 64.3 | 3 | 1 | 75 | For bouquet work, weak growth to start. |
| Brilliance | 3/26/2003 | 61.8 | 124.5 | 5 | 4 | 55 | Not a strong grower |
| Sunrich Lemon | 3/26/2003 | 62.8 | 109.8 | 7- | 3 | 80 | Florist quality yellow. |
| Lemon Eclair | 3/26/2003 | 63.4 | 119.7 | 6 | 3 | 70 | Specialty item, dark brown center contrasts nicely with lemon colored rays. |
| Holiday | 3/26/2003 | 63.6 | 64.8 | 3 | 2 | 95 | Weak growth. |
| Floristan | 3/26/2003 | 63.7 | 116.5 | 6 | 2 | 55 | Possible bouquet item. |
| Sunrich Orange | 3/26/2003 | 63.7 | 126.3 | 6 | 3 | 85 | Florist quality with intense petals. |
| Stella Gold | 3/26/2003 | 64.3 | 123.4 | 8 | 4 | 75 | Thin ray florets, variable. |
| Ring of Fire | 3/26/2003 | 65 | 117.3 | 7 | 3 | 90 | Interesting name and color |
| Junior | 3/27/2003 | 65.2 | 56.4 | 4 | 2 | 95 | Bedding item, short for a cut flower. |
| Peach Passion | 3/26/2003 | 67.2 | 92.5 | 3+ | 3 | 95 | Weak plant early, attractive specialty item. |
| Strawberry Blonde | 3/26/2003 | 67.3 | 164.9 | 7 | 3 | 50 | Strong lateral branches, consider for a pinched crop, nice plants. |
| Soraya | 3/26/2003 | 67.4 | 111.9 | 3 | 1 | 85 | For Bouquet work, consider pinching, best of the small flowered types, weak growth to start. |
| Hallo | 3/26/2003 | 68.8 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 100 | Weak growth. |
| Sunbright Supreme | 3/26/2003 | 69.1 | 156.7 | 6 | 3 | 100 | Same as Sunbright, ~two weeks earlier, very uniform |
| Moulin Rouge | 3/26/2003 | 69.3 | 181.9 | 7 | 2 | 95 | Distinct, strong lateral growth, potential for pinched crop. |
| Lemon Sorbert | 3/26/2003 | 69.6 | 101.1 | 4 | 2 | 85 | Light lemon yellow petals. |
| Moonbright | 3/26/2003 | 69.6 | 150 | 5 | 3 | 95 | Weak growth |
| Autumn Beauty | 3/26/2003 | 70 | 198.4 | 6 | 3 | 55 | Finished very tall, strong lateral branches, potential for pinching. |
| Florenza | 3/26/2003 | 70.2 | 108.4 | 5 | 3 | 85 | Possible bouquet item. |
| Tohoku Yae | 3/26/2003 | 70.2 | 110.6 | 4 | 3 | 85 | Double for florist quality stems, have to remove short laterals. |
| Jade | 3/26/2003 | 70.3 | 69.9 | 4 | 2 | 75 | Weak Growth |
| Aura Orange | 3/26/2003 | 71.1 | 130.1 | 7 | 3 | 100 | Double flower, for single stem needs disbudding. |
| Ikarus | 3/26/2003 | 71.8 | 139.4 | 5 | 2 | 100 | Strong lateral growth, tall plant, possibly for a pinched crop. |
| Velvet Queen | 3/26/2003 | 71.8 | 157.4 | 4 | 90 | Strong lateral branches, possible for a pinched crop. | |
| Cutting Gold | 3/26/2003 | 72.3 | 166 | 9+ | 4 | 100 | Vigorous plants, late, lots of pollen, not uniform |
| Sunbright | 3/26/2003 | 74.6 | 160.2 | 6 | 3 | 100 | Florist quality single stem standard. |
| Giant Sungold | 3/26/2003 | 74.9 | 99.3 | 4 | 3 | 95 | Not a giant, weak growth, possibly a double for bouquets. |
| Golden Cheer | 3/26/2003 | 75.6 | 137.3 | 5 | 3 | 95 | Good germination, not vigorous |
| Sunny | 3/26/2003 | 77.2 | 156.5 | 6 | 3 | 80 | Grown commercially in Florida, variable, late. |
| Double Quick | 3/26/2003 | 77.6 | 168.8 | 6 | 3 | 55 | Specialty double, florist item. |
| Sunbeam | 3/26/2003 | 80.4 | 122.2 | 4 | 3 | 95 | Weak growth. |
