■(TB) 'Festive Aire'
1976, Brown
'Festive Aire' (
Opal Brown, R. 1976). Seedling# 9-20E4. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards ruffled orange (RHS 29C/D) blending to 24D at edges; falls light yellow-orange (17C), orange-pink saturation on shoulders; orange (28B) beard.
'Palisades' X seedling# 7-10B25: ((orange-apricot seedling x involving pink breeding) x
'Lightup'). Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1976. Honorable Mention 1977.
See below:
References:
From AIS Bulletin #221 April 1976 Introducing FESTIVE AIRE (0. L. Brown). TB, M, 37". Ruffled, bright orange with pink blush on shoulders of semi-flaring falls. Orange-red beards. Palisades X (orange sdlg. x Lightup). Sdlg. 9-20E4. $25.00. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens. |
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