Carmen #123 Seedling of Donald Angus
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Moderate pink and white with small brilliant yellow center, wide petals, rounded tips moderately over lapping, wide moderate to strong red band on back, 2 ½ to 3", slight sweet spicy scent, very good keeping quality. Compact, with excellent branching, blooming on relative short branches, full compact inflos, reliable bloomer, petals are thick with nice classic shape having the pronounced inner curl. The inflos produce for several months, always maintaining a compact full inflo of blooms. Fragrance is medium, sweet with a background of corn massa or corn tortillas. Some of this fragrance has been handed down to descendants; reflexed straight out or downward; heavy texture, greenish-red, hairy, upright, tight flower clusters. Scent slight sweet, Stalk greenish-red, hairy, upright, tight flower clusters, Leaves light green with acute tips, Plant habit sprawling, dense branching; suitable for landscaping with pruning and training. Bearing March to October, moderate to heavy flower production. Produces many seedpods and an abundance of commercial quality flowers. Low growing semi dwarf, large clusters, small light pink, good compact grower does well in pots. Easy bloomer, excellent branching, modest sized leaves, upright growing habit. Growth habit is average. Light green leaves are oblanceolate with acuminate tips. Sweetly fragrant, pink suffusing to white with a bright yellow center and a strong red band on one edge of the reverse, making the buds appear red. Petals are wide and overlapping with heavy texture; keeping quality is excellent. 3”. Sturdy petals. Seed set is excellent and branching is dense. Pod parent of Pink Pansy.
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