Rosette

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Double

Form

Double
Pink

Color

Pink

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1918

Breeder

Dessert

Country of Origin

France

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History

1921-B014:19 Symposium II rating: 8.9

1923-SPN:350

1928-B:51 Double. 8.8 (Sym. 1925). Pink.

1928-B-d:140 Double type; large; early midseason. Light shell-pink of a clear, fresh shade, with a ring of short petals near the center tipped crimson; not especially fragrant. Medium height; floriferous; strong stems. Excellent foliage. A big, handsome flower of unusually clean color, but of loose, floppy petalage unless extremely well grown. “Very much admired in our fields.”—Christman. “Shows yellow stamens when well opened. Very attractive.”—Boyd.

1976-K:087 (Dessert, 1918) – Double – Pink – Early Midseason. Medium height. Not especially fragrant. Large. Light shell-pink of a clear, fresh shade, with a ring of short petals near the center tipped crimson; not especially fragrant. Floriferous, strong stems. Excellent foliage. A big handsome flower of unusually clean color, but of loose, floppy petalage unless extremely well grown. M.

Specimens in the Garden

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