1999 Ohio State University Poinsettia Evaluations

Website design and photos by Dr. Tim Rhodus (OSU)
Evaluation trial by Drs. Claudio Pasian (OSU) and Stephen Carver (OFA)


Department of Horticulture and Crop Science

Consumer Evaluation Ratings of 48 Cultivars
Sorted by cultivar
Sorted by order of preference


      Age Categories       Occupation        Gender 
Plant # Cultivar Avg Rating 18 - 25 26 - 45 46 - 65 66 - 75 76 or older   Faculty Grad student Non OSU emp. Other Staff Undergrad.   Female Male
40 Eckespoint Freedom Red 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.5 5.0   4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.0   4.4 4.3
32 Eckespoint #877 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.3   3.9 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.2   4.0 4.0
1 Eckespoint Cranberry Punch 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.7   4.4 3.8 4.0 4.6 3.9 3.9   4.1 3.9
16 Eckespoint Snowcap 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3   3.9 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0   4.1 3.8
21 Festival Red 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 5.0   4.2 3.9 4.1 4.5 3.9 4.0   4.0 4.0
28 Spotlight Dark Red 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.7   4.2 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8   4.0 3.9
14 Nutcracker Red 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.7   4.0 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7   4.0 3.9
27 Eckespoint #852 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.3   4.0 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9   3.9 3.8
9 Galaxy Red 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.7   3.8 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.0 3.6   3.9 3.8
2 Eckespoint Red Velvet 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.7   3.9 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.9 3.9   3.9 3.9
42 Marblestar 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0   3.7 4.0 3.9 4.4 3.8 3.9   4.0 3.6
15 Eckespoint Pepride Red 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 2.7   3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9   3.9 3.8
48 Peterstar Orange 3.8 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.7   4.0 3.4 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.4   3.7 3.8
45 Nutcracker White 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.7   3.6 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.9   3.8 3.7
47 Eckespoint Red Satin 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.3   3.6 3.7 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.6   3.9 3.5
24 Orion Red 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.3   3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.6   3.7 3.7
44 Dynasty Red 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.3   3.7 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.6   3.7 3.6
11 Sonora Red 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.3   3.9 3.5 3.7 4.4 3.6 3.5   3.7 3.6
26 Eckespoint Monet Twilight 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.0   2.9 3.5 3.7 4.5 3.7 4.2   3.8 3.3
49 Eckespoint Freedom Rose 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 5.0   3.7 3.3 3.8 4.3 3.6 3.3   3.6 3.5
43 Cortez Red 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.7   3.7 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.2   3.6 3.5
20 Nutcracker Salmonstar 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.3   3.8 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.3   3.6 3.4
34 Cortez Dark Red 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.3   3.3 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.5   3.6 3.4
31 Eckespoint Winter Rose 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.0   2.7 4.0 3.4 4.3 3.7 3.8   3.7 3.3
23 Nova Red 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.3   3.4 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.5   3.5 3.6
39 Silverstar Red 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.3   3.8 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.2 4.0   3.4 3.6
3 Deluxe Red 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.7   3.4 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.3   3.4 3.4
41 Eckespoint Heirloom Red 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.3   2.8 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.8   3.6 3.1
5 Eckespoint Monet 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 2.0   3.0 3.6 3.4 4.3 3.4 3.8   3.6 3.1
38 Coco Red 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.7   3.5 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.4   3.4 3.4
10 Peterstar Silverbells 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.7   3.3 3.9 3.4 4.4 3.2 3.6   3.6 3.1
46 Carousel 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.0   2.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.5   3.6 2.9
50 Whitestar 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7   3.2 3.5 3.2 4.0 3.4 3.3   3.4 3.2
13 Maren 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 4.3   3.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4   3.4 3.2
30 Peterstar Red 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.7   3.1 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.1   3.3 3.3
37 Coco White 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 4.0 4.3   3.1 3.3 3.1 4.0 3.3 3.4   3.3 3.3
19 Sonora Dark Red 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.3   3.1 3.1 3.2 3.8 3.2 3.7   3.2 3.3
17 Eckespoint Freedom Pink 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.7   3.2 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.4   3.3 3.0
4 Coco Hot Pink 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.3   3.1 2.7 3.1 4.1 3.3 3.4   3.2 3.1
52 Spotlight White 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.7   2.9 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2   3.2 3.1
6 Elegance Red 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3   3.1 3.2 3.0 3.9 3.3 3.0   3.1 3.2
33 Spotlight Pink 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 4.3   3.0 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.1 3.1   3.2 3.0
36 Eckespoint Pepride Marble 3.0 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.6 2.7   2.2 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.5   3.1 2.9
7 Liberty Bright Pink 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.3   2.6 2.7 2.8 3.8 2.9 3.4   2.8 2.9
8 Eckespoint Heirloom Peach 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.3   2.5 3.0 2.6 3.5 2.8 3.5   2.9 2.6
29 Spotlight Marble 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.3   2.3 3.0 2.6 3.5 2.9 3.1   2.8 2.8
22 Eckespoint Red Baron 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.1 2.3   2.4 2.8 2.7 3.5 2.9 2.9   2.8 2.8
35 Spotlight Apricot 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.3   2.4 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.7 3.4   2.7 2.6

 

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