Re: Delphinium varieties New Century
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- Subject: Re: Delphinium varieties New Century
- From: R* C*
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 22:05:17 -0500
I saw the blue Centurion in a British gardening magazine last year. They
looked very good, with large dense flower heads and a really good dark blue
colour. I hope they work out well for you. I'd like to try them myself, if
they can stand the cold.
Bob Campbell
USDA 4
Southern Ontario
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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