■(TB) 'Festoon'
1958, Hall
'Festoon' (
David Hall, R. 1957). Seedling# 54-70. TB, 35" (89 cm), Midseason bloom. Color Class-R5L, Standards pink; Falls pink tinged apricot. Pink seedling X pink seedling. Cooley 1958.
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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: FESTOON (Hall '58) EM-36". Truly a luscious blend of caramel, peach and salmon-pink with extra heavy tangerine-red beard & crimped & ruffled edges of both standards & falls. Coloring is positively mouth-watering! Sometimes re-blooms in late fall. HM'59; RU, JC'60. Regularly $2.50; on $10 order $2.10; on $25 order $1.85. |
From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1963: FESTOON (D. Hall '58) M. 36 in. Frompink sdlgs. A luscious blend of salmon peach and peach caramel overtoned pink with an extra heavy tangerine beard. Broad petals with crimped and ruffled edge. A real beauty. H.M. 1959. 2.50. |
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