(TB) 'Red Comet'
1936, McKee
'Red Comet' (
William McKee, R. 1933) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class-R7D.
'Dauntless' x mixed pollen. Honorable Mention 1935. Sunnyside Gardens(Gage) 1936.
From Fairmount Gardens catalog, 1938: RED COMET (McKee 1936) An extremely handsome deep coppery red flower, with domed standards of reddish copper, and well-rounded semi-flaring falls of lustrous velvety brown red. Intense yellow beard. Honorable Mention, A. I. S. 1935. 40 in. $8.00
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