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■(TB) 'Nike'

1959, Nelson

'Nike' (Jeannette Nelson, R. 1958). Seedling# 55-6-3. TB, 38" (97 cm), Early midseason bloom. Color Class-Y5, Apricot self, maize-yellow at haft; red beard. 'Cloudcap' x 'Palomino'. Eden Road 1959.

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From AIS Bulletin #153, April 1959: Introduction: NIKE-EM. 38 in. (Cloudcap X Palomino). Giant flower of light apricot. The very wide standards are ruffled and the falls flare nicely and have a wide red heard. Fertile both ways. $25.00. Eden Road.
 
 

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