Question: Please tell me the definition of “stick-tite” and “wasp”.
Answer: These terms are used to describe certain types of blossoms. “Stick-tite” blooms are those that do not drop from the pedicel (blossom stem). This is often a problem with single (5-petalled) blossoms that can fall from the pedicel even while still fresh. Usually this is not a problem with semidouble and double blossoms. Often blossoms that appear to be single are, in fact, semidouble blossoms where the extra petal is difficult to see. Though genetically semidouble, these are often described as “stick-tite” single blossoms.
“Wasp” refers to single blossoms that have separate, very narrow, petal lobes. Few of these varieties are still widely grown, since there blooms tend to be smaller, single, and not “stick-tite”.