■(TB) 'Mio Caro'

1979, Mallory

'Mio Caro' ( Robert Mallory, R. 1978). Seedling VSO 74-1. TB, 32" (81 cm), Early bloom. Standards very pale violet; falls dark campanula violet; orange beard tipped white. 'Vaudeville' X 'Stepping Out'. Cordon Bleu 1979.

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From Cordon Bleu Farms catalog, 1979: MIO CARO $25.00. (Mallory '79) S very pale violet; F dark campanula violet; orange beard tipped white. Vaudeville X Stepping Out. This purple amoena won 2nd prize and best commercial variety at the Florence, Italy,1978 competition. The name is Italian for "My dear".

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