Luetta Pfeiffer

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Double

Form

Double
Pink

Color

Pink
Early

Season

Early

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1916

Breeder

Brand

Country of Origin

USA

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History

1921-B014:14 Symposium II rating: 8.4

1923-SPN:347

1928-B:40 Double. 8.7 (Sym. 1925). Flesh.

1928-B-d:114 Double type; very large; early. Very pale pink, becoming nearly white, with an occasional crimson fleck on center petals and numerous golden yellow stamens; notably fragrant. Tall; very floriferous; strong stems. Excellent foliage. A very large flower of rather few petals which are remarkable for great .length and spread. Rapidly becoming a popular variety. “Flower seems very coarse to me.”—Fewkes.

1953-B130:30 8.7. SD. EM. Blush pink. Tall and willowy. One -of the best of the true” semi-doubles. This was bought by the Pfeiffer Nursery of Winona, Minnesota, and introduced by them. The plant is quite distinctive.

1976-K:056 (Brand, 1916) – Double – Pink – Early. Tall. Fragrance notable. Very large. Very pale pink, becoming nearly white, with an occasional crimson fleck on center petals and numerous golden yellow stamens. Very floriferous; strong stems. Excellent foliage. A very large flower of rather few petals which are remarkable for great length and spread. M.

1976-K:126 (1916) Double, early, flesh.

1996-K:058 (1916) – Double, early, flesh.

Specimens in the Garden

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1B