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Abernathy Red

Colors

Red

Description

Seedling of Maui Beauty. Light pink outer edge fading to predominantly white with yellow center. Two and one-half inches with wide, highly overlapping petals and rounded tips. Slightly upturned inner edges. Medium pink stripes fading to white on reverse. Average keeping quality with average fade tendency. Very compact growth habit and excellent branching habit. Elliptic leaves matte medium green with green borders and acute tips. Known to set numerous seed pods. Also described as 3-inch pink and white with yellow center, well-overlapped light pink with good yellow center. Dark pink on reverse. Nice compact grower and early bloomer with nice sweet fragrance. Perfect example of excellent breeding with large, very round, deeply overlapping petals. Petal ends roll back gently in pincushion form. Massive inflorescences the size of soccer balls with 65-80 flowers. Flowers packed perfectly with no open spaces. Excellent perfume. Soft pink and white pastel colors. Very robust, well-shaped tree with compact growth. Excellent for patio and container growing. Produces numerous seed pods. Early spring bloomer. Very nice overlap with wide round petals similar to 'Bleeding Heart'. Reliable bloomer with good branching. Consistent early bloomer; can bloom on new tips. Blooms white in cool weather. Can bloom on same tip several years without branching. Sets seed.

Appearance

2.5-3 inch light pink to white with yellow center. Wide, highly overlapping, very round, deeply overlapping petals with rounded tips. Pink stripes fading to white on reverse. Light to medium substance.

Bloom

2.5-3 inch flowers in massive inflorescences, 65-80 flowers per cluster, soccer-ball-sized. Early spring bloomer.

Fragrance

Nice sweet fragrance. Excellent perfume.

Growth & Foliage

Very compact growth habit with excellent branching. Reliable bloomer. Can bloom on new tips and same tip for several years. Blooms white in cool weather.