(TB) 'Fifth Avenue'
1962, Hamblen
'Fifth Avenue' (
Melba Hamblen, R. 1960). Sdlg. H7-104A. TB, 32" (81 cm). Early to late bloom. Color Class V3, Violet bitone; apricot beard and hafts. Sib to
'Valimar' X
'Glittering Amber'. Mission Bell 1962.
FIFTH AVENUE (Hamblen) No. H7-104A. Early to Late. 32 inches. Strikingly different violet bitone: standards campanula violet (37/2); falls amethyst violet (35/1); deep amber yellow hafts highlighted by a beard of marigold orange. Broad, ruffled, lacy petals; standards cupped, falls with a horizontal flare. Large blossoms of excellent substance, sturdy stems, good growing habits. (H53-27K: blue sib. to Valimar) X (Glittering Amber). HC '60. Net 25.00. [
Mission Bell Gardens, Roy, Utah, Catalog, 1962]
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