■(TB) 'Signal Red'

2006, Spoon

'Signal Red' (Donald Spoon, R. 2006). Seedling# 98-182A. TB, 35" (89 cm), Late season bloom. Standards mauve pink blend (RHS 38C & 76C); style arms same edged old gold; falls mauve pink, lighter zone around beards, darker mauve pink edges, greyed orange (171D) deep in hafts; beards bushy spectrum red (43A); ruffled, fluted, laced; slight sweet fragrance. 'Horatio' X 'O K Corral'. Winterberry 2006. Honorable Mention 2010.

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From AIS Bulletin #341 April 2006 Introducing Signal Red (D. Spoon) TB, 35" (89 em), L. Sdlg. # 98-182A. Spectrum (signal) red beards (43A). Ruffled and fluted. Laced and bubble laced. Closed, domed standards, mauve pink (blend of pink (38C) and lavender (76C)). Style arms mauve pink with old gold edges. Arched falls, mauve pink with lighter zonal around the large, bushy beards and darker mauve pink on edges. Grayed orange (171 D) deep in hafts. Sturdy, widely branched stalks with 7-9 buds. Slight sweet fragrance. Fertile both ways. (Horatio X O. K. Corral). $45. Winterberry Gardens.

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