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Beamish Foam

Of dainty miniature polyanthus habit. Pale pink flowers are flushed yellow. Similar to ‘Pink Foam’.

 

Beltany red

Flowers born in large trusses, tangerine-orange with gold wire edge and green centre.

 

Ideal

Flowers rich paeony purple each petal flecked white, bright yellow eye. Flowers carried on 15cm stems.

 

In Memoriam

Flowers of funereal purple with red flushed edges. Trusses of 12 flowers on short main stems.

 

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Kinlough Beauty

Of Irish origin, from Kinlough in Co Donegal. Flowers warm salmon pink with a cream candy stripe down each petal. Flowers on main stem.

Syn ‘Irish Polly’

 

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Lady Greer

Very dainty plant. Tiny bell shaped ivory yellow flowers held on fine main stem above deep green, small crinkled leaves.

 

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McWatts Claret

Very dainty plant. Small claret red flowers held on fine main stem.

 

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McWatts Cream

Very dainty plant. Small cream flowers held on fine main stem.

 

Miss Osborne

Of very similar type and habit to ‘Lady Greer’, flowers of pale clear mauve.

 

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Pink Foam

Very dainty miniature polyanthus habit. Soft shell pink flowers are star shaped, and carried on short stems over the foliage.

 

The Bishop

Flowers rich purple blue with crimson flush to edges and purple flush around yellow eye.

 

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The Bride

Similar in habit to ‘Pink Foam’, flowers purest white over emerald green foliage.

 

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POLYANTHUS

Cultivar

Description

 

Barrowby Gem

A very rare Polyanthus. Flowers lemon yellow flushed green. Petals wavy edged and strongly scented.

 

Bartimeus

A rarity from the 18th century. The original Eyeless Polyanthus. Flowers darkest crimson black, with a dark bronze eye.

 

Fair Maid

Flowers burnt-orange red with a gold centre. Excellent long strong stems.

 

Hunters Moon

Flowers golden-apricot colour. Strong scented. Bred from ‘Barrowby Gem’.

 


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