1979, Miller
'Uriah The Hittite' (Bernice Miller, R. 1978) TB, 38" (97 cm), Early bloom and rebloom (mid-October in New Mexico). Standards old gold; falls rosy crimson, edged bronze, small white area at haft evenly striped crimson; gold beard. 'Witch of Endor' X 'Resurrection Story'. Miller 1979.
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From AIS Bulletin #233 Spring 1979 Introducing URIAH THE HITTITE (B. Miller). TB, 36", E & RE mid-October. Vivid as a pagan war banner. S. old gold; F. rosy crimson, edged bronze. Gold beard. Small white area at haft, evenly striped crimson. So wildly victorious and so many blooms at once, the small, crisp blossoms look right (often 14 blooms per stalk). Fragrant. 3 branches and terminal, lower branch re-branches. Witch of Endor X Resurrection Story sib. Bernice Miller. |
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