(TB) 'Bang'
1955, Craig
'Bang' (
Tom Craig, R. 1955). TB, 38" (97 cm. Late bloom. Color Class R3. Standards near old cedar, Falls. near India red.
'Savage' x (
'Cordovan' x
'Molten'). Craig 1955. Honorable Mention 1955; Award of Merit 1959.
From Cooley's Gardens catalog for 1959: "A new red, with a name in keeping with the impression it creates in the garden! Broad falls of brilliant color and heavy substance, slightly waved; it owes its fine form to CORDOVAN, one of its parents."
Other references: AIS Bulletin #216, January 1975, page 13.
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