■(TB) 'Happy Face'
1975, Brown
'Happy Face' (
Opal Brown, R. 1975. Seedling# 70-3C4. TB, 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Lightly laced and ruffled orange (RHS 23C) with pink influence, shoulders brushed yellow (13B), orange beard. Seedling# 6-5C25:
'Buffy' sibling X seedling# 8-11B4: (
'Grandiflora' x
'Arctic Flame'). Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1975. Honorable Mention 1977.
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From AIS Bulletin #217 April 1975 Introducing HAPPY FACE (0. L. Brown '75). TB, Mid, 36". Domed standards are rich orange with pink infusion; nearly horizontal falls are orange with bright yellow shoulders. Orange beards. Flowers ruffled and lightly laced. 7 to 8 buds. Sdlg. 70-3C4. $25.00. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens. |
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