Chestine Gowdy

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Double

Form

Double
Pink

Color

Pink
Late

Season

Late

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1913

Breeder

Brand

Country of Origin

USA

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History

1916-Farr:33 Perfectly formed, crown-shaped flower, with broad silvery pink guards and cream petals, with center crown deep pink splashed crimson. Medium late. S5.

1918-B006-I:05

1921-B014:09 Symposium II rating: 8.4

1923-SPN:344

1928-B:27 Double. 8.4 (Sym. 1921). Pink.

1928-B-d:087 Double type; large; late. Guards and crown light rose, the latter surrounded by a belt of red-edged petals; collar creamy white; excellent fragrance. Tall; strong grower; floriferous; strong stems. Good foliage. Quite distinct. In early stages a dumpy, conical shape; later the crown expands horizontally making a cylindrical or “plug-hat” flower. The color fades also, becoming white in collar and extreme center. Plant is excellent for garden decoration. “A very distinct and interesting flower.”—Boyd. “Rose-type bloom when first opening, but soon expanding into a very high crown so that flower is oftentimes higher than it is broad.”—Thurlow.

1953-B130:29 8.4. D. LM. Silvery pink with a collar of creamy yellow petals. The flower is cone shaped at its best. Fragrant.

1976-K:014 Double – Pink – Late. Tall. Excellent fragrance. Large. Guards and crown light rose, the latter surrounded by a belt of red-edged petals; collar creamy white. Strong grower; floriferous; strong stems. Good foliage. Quite distinct. Midseason.

1976-K:126 Double, pink.

1996-K:058 Double, pink.

Specimens in the Garden

BedRowColumn

19 - See full bed map

2E

19 - See full bed map

2F