■(TB) 'Crackling Caldera'

2003, Aitken

'Crackling Caldera' (J. Terry Aitken, R. 2003). Seedling# 96T16. TB, 33" (84 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards and style arms orange; falls intense light yellow, 1/4" orange rim; beards red. Seedling# 87T104: (seedling# 84T65: (('Sunshine Express' x 'Brown Lasso') x ('Peach Float' x 'Irene Nelson')) x seedling# 84T57: ('Winterbourne' x 'Blazing Light')) X 'Color Fusion'. Aitken 2003. Honorable Mention 2005; Award of Merit 2007; Wister Medal 2010.

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From AIS Bulletin #329 April 2003 Introducing CRACKLING CALDERA (Aitken '03) TB, 33" (84 em), ML. A red hot beard is surrounded by a halo of white heat cooling into fiery yellow, finally cooling to a 1/4" band of bright orange on beautifully ruffled rim. Standards rise like a fiery plume of orange lava. 8 buds on a 3 branched stem. Vigorous! #96TI6: (Involves Sunshine Express, Brown Lasso, Peach Float, Irene Nelson, Winterbourne, Blazing Light, Color Fusion). $45.00. Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden.

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-- BobPries - 2009-12-11

• Grows well in Michigan, Northeast, zone 4.5. In a 1 gallon pot, the branching is tight, but flowers still very dashing and bright! -- AdamCordes - 2014-06-16
• Parfum à peine perceptible (avis personnel) -- EliseAMANN - 13 May 2022