(TB) 'Gentle Lady'
1959, Ohl
'Gentle Lady' (
John Ohl, R. 1958). TB, 40" (102 cm), Late midseason bloom. Color Class-Y4, Standards pale lemon-buff, falls light orchid-pink.
'At Dawning' x (
'Amigo' x (
'Brown Betty' x
'Mauna Loa'))) X Sass white seedling. El Dorado, Melrose 1959.
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From AIS Bulletin #153, April 1959: Introducing GENTLE LADY (John Ohl) 36", A silk and satin portrait of a very genteel lady. Standards are flesh cream, blushed pink. Falls further blended with orchid and lavender, but so ethereally pastel as though dusted daintily with a powder puff. Net $15.00. Melrose Gardens. |
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