Jubilee Red

Breeder:

Paul Ecke Ranch

Summary:

The important feature of Jubilee was that plants flowered exactly between Prestige Early Red and Prestige Red at NCSU – as intended. In UF studies, Jubilee has shown to be potentially important in the warmest production areas as a replacement for Freedom Red because it has stronger stems and does not stretch as much. Also, in hot, “heat delay” conditions Jubilee flowers with Freedom and is not delayed like Prestige Early. Compared to Freedom Red bracts are slightly smaller have a medium red color. The younger bracts tend to lay flat while the older bracts hang down, producing the ball of red effect. Plants have medium vigor with uniform branching and shoot growth. In post-production, Jubilee is similar to Freedom and may show physical rubbing injury (“bruising”) and youngest bracts can fade if plants are shipped too early. Jubilee should work well in a variety of container sizes.

Color	Vigor	Timing
Red	Medium	Mid Season

North Carolina State University
University of Florida

Trial Year	Bract Color	Cultivar Anthesis	Height (inches)	Diameter (inches)
2018	Oct. 17, 2018	Nov. 20, 2018	18.5	13.5
2017	Oct. 14, 2017	Nov. 14, 2017	16.5	14.0
2016	Oct. 14, 2016	Nov. 13, 2016	17.0	13.5
2015	Oct. 14, 2015	Nov. 17, 2015	18.5	16.0
2014	Oct. 12, 2014	Nov. 14, 2014	17.5	14.0
2013	Oct. 14, 2013	Nov. 15, 2013	16.5	14.0
2012	Oct. 19, 2012	Nov. 28, 2012	16.0	12.0
2011	Oct. 16, 2011	Nov. 16, 2011	13.5	11.5
2010	Oct. 21, 2010	Nov. 19, 2010	18.0	13.5