■(JI) 'Gusto'

1954, Marx

'Gusto' (Walter Marx, R. 1954). JI, 48" (122 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Color Class-B1D, Dark-blue self, large white center and white veins. Class 3, double. 'Hisakata' x 'Catherine Parry'. Marx 1954.

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From Marx Gardens catalog, 1955: GUSTO (Marx 1954) Each $3.75. Dramatic sparkling beauty predominantly a rich shade of deep blue. Flower is crisp and ruffled with large white center and radial white markings. Upright white styles tipped blue. Four to six large blooms on 3 to 4 foot stems of ideal three way branching. No variety stands out more conspicuously in the garden. Midseason to late.

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