RE: Delphinium varieties New Century

> You might address this question down to Terry Dowdeswell in NZ. 

We have tried New Century for a number of years and they are 
definitely an improvement on the Pacific Giant strain, having much 
stronger stems and more petals and sepals as well as a more tightly 
packed stem of florets. They are indeed suited for cut flowers (but 
still need treatment to avoid petal drop), the flower spike being 
tubular in shape rather than conical. Longevity seems to be 
comparable to the pacifics. I believe they are may only be available 
in f2, which may be quite variable. Their new introduction 
"Centurion" (blue and pink) are an f1 line .. only drawback is the 50 
cent per seed (roughly) price. We are trialing Centurion this 
summer. The first blue seedlings are just beginning to flower and the 
colour seems to be a consistent pastel light blue. The spikes are as 
yet very short (2 feet tall with first flowers open) and the florets very 
sparse (maybe only 10 to 20 per spike). We are growing these 
beside our own hybrids and hope to have enough information for a 
comparison shortly. We are however breeding for different 
characteristics (mostly).

Terry Dowdeswell
18 Henderson Ave
Tuakau, New Zealand
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Terry@delphinium.co.nz
http://www.delphinium.co.nz
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Average daily maximum  above 20degC for 5-6 months
Average monthly maximum above 25degC for 4 months
Average daily maximum always above14degC
Average daily minimum never below 7.8degC
1-10 ground frosts per year, almost no air frost
Rainfall mean july 135mils, Jan 70mils, annual 1185mils

> New Century hybrids are coming out of work Elisabeth and Kees Sahin are
> doing (primarily) for the Dutch flower markets.  There was a time when
> they offered F1 seed.  I think the New Century lines are F2s out of those
> F1s --- or at least they were ten years ago.  Park Seed has occasionally
> offered New Centurys in the past.
> 
> What are they?  Think improved (much improved) Pac Giant types.  Broader
> color range -- pinks and salmons are included.  The typical bigger and
> better things.
> 

> 
> Rick Grazzini
> 
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