1938, Kleinsorge
'Calcutta' ( Rudolph E. Kleinsorge, 1938). TB Midseason bloom. Color Class S4M. (( 'Purissima' x 'Dolly Madison') X 'Jean Cayeux').
From Cooley's Gardens catalog for 1938: "A very tall and imposing flower in delicate cocoa-brown tones, the falls overlaid blue with flecks of golden brown. Of bold growing habit, widely branched, carrying more than a dozen blooms per stalk. Height four feet. This is one of a series of blends shown in Dr. Kleinsorge's garden last season and its introduction was strongly urged by all who saw it."
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | calcutta01.JPG | manage | 664 K | 02 May 2018 - 21:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | calcutta02.JPG | manage | 673 K | 02 May 2018 - 21:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | calcutta03.JPG | manage | 685 K | 03 May 2018 - 02:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
JPG | calcutta04.JPG | manage | 634 K | 03 May 2018 - 02:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | calcutta1-08.jpg | manage | 48 K | 15 Nov 2009 - 16:55 | Main.mikeu | Calutta by Mike Unser |
jpg | calcutta4-10.jpg | manage | 39 K | 18 Sep 2011 - 13:32 | UnknownUser | Photo by Mike Unser |