Japanese Lantern #137

Moderate strong red with small, brilliant yellow center; petal narrow, elliptical, pointed tip twisting downward, narrow, strong red band on back; poor texture; slight sweet scent; keeping quality poor. Red 3" with brilliant yellow center. Narrow elliptical petals with a pointed tip twisting downward. Strong dark red band on back. The clusters get quite large and full. Bright red on stalks that cascade downward as the inflo ages. Long narrow petals that reflex back. Sweet fragrance. Medium small tree. With its toughness, would make a good red to cross. As with ‘Cerise’, large clusters are abundantly produced. Poor graft host. Striking color with a very nice fragrance. Long lasting blooms and really an eye catcher. Reddish stalk is pendant with a rough and slightly pubescent surface. Pendulous inflos take entire season to grow, short season growers won’t see the pendulous effect. Growth habit is average and dense. Leaves are elliptical with acute tips. Hard to root. Branches tend to die back after cutting. Does not bleed sap when cut. Strong bloomer. Sets seed.