■(TB) 'Penthouse'

1968, Ghio

'Penthouse' (Joseph Ghio, R. 1967) Seedling# 62-193-1. TB, 36" (91 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards pale blue; falls medium to dark blue with reddish cast. (('Chivalry' x 'Spanish Peaks') x 'Frosted Starlight')) X 'Mount Eden'. Bay View, Old Brook 1968. Honorable Mention 1970.

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References:

From AIS Bulletin #189, April 1968 Introducing PENTHOUSE. $20. A neglecta with pale blue standards and medium to dark blue falls with a reddish cast. Early. ((Chivalry x Spanish Peaks) x Frosted Starlight) X Mt. Eden)). Bay View Gardens.
From Bay View Gardens catalog,1969: PENTHOUSE 36 inches, EM. An unusual neglecta with tightly closed pale blue standards and falls of medium to dark blue with an unusual reddish cast. Corrugated ruffling with four and five branches per stalk with the lower branches even rebranched. Very vigorous. (((Chivalry x Spanish Peaks) x Frosted Starlight) X Mount Eden). $18.00

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