Gloria Schmidt
Colors
RedYellowOrangeWhitePink
Description
Gloria Schmidt is a medium-sized rainbow cultivar that blends characteristics of Intense Rainbow, Lei Rainbow, and Candy Stripe. The 3-inch flowers display dark pink, light pink, white, yellow, and orange, with highly overlapping oval petals that have rounded tips and a slight veined appearance. A dark reddish-pink band appears on the back of the petals, and the buds are pinkish red. The fragrance is mild and sweet, with good keeping quality, and the plant produces massive inflorescences and blooms almost all summer. Growth features beefy branches and a long bloom season, but the plant can develop powdery mildew. It sets seed.
Appearance
3-inch flowers in a mix of dark pink, light pink, white, yellow, and orange; oval very rounded petals with rounded tips and high overlap; slight veined appearance; dark reddish-pink band on the reverse; pinkish-red buds.
Bloom
Massive inflorescences; long bloom season, nearly all summer; sets seed.
Fragrance
Mild, very sweet fragrance.
Growth & Foliage
Beefy branches.
Cultivation Tips
Can get powdery mildew; good keeping quality.
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Details
Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
mild, sweet, bundles mild
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Size3"
Fragrancemild, sweet, bundles mild
Colors5
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