■(TB) 'Gyro'

1989, Aitken

'Gyro' (J. Terry Aitken, R. 1989). Seedling# 80-137D. TB, 38" (97 cm). Late midseason bloom. Heavily ruffled and laced smooth deep purple; pronounced sweet fragrance. 'Navy Strut' X 'Mystique'. Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden 1989. Exhibition Certificate 1985; Honorable Mention 1991; Award of Merit 1993.

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From AIS Bulletin #273 April 1989 Introducing GYRO TB. $35.00. (Aitken '89) 36" Midseason, 8 or 9 buds. Sdlg. 80-1370: (Navy Strut X Mystique). In addition to fine showstalks, foliage exhibits superior resistance to leafspot and buds have shown excellent frost resistance. Good grower-North and South.
From Aitken’s Salmon Creek Garden, 1992: GYRO, HM '91. (Aitken '89), 38", 8 to 12 buds: (Navy Strut x Mystique) Following the introduction of ORBITER in 1985, this sibling, under code name of "super ruffles", was carefully secreted away in the back rows of the seedling patch to allow time and distance to separate these great rivals. In the cold climate test gardens of Nebraska and Washington, and under number, GYRO was consistently selected as the best of several siblings. We are now pleased to offer this exceptional specimen in deep, sleek purple, alive with deeply fluted bubble ruffles, fine substance and presented on fine show stalks. A pronounced sweet grape fragrance is also an asset to this fine plant. Flowers have demonstrated a superior resistance to late spring frosts. Fertile and a fine parent. $10.00

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