Marguerite Gaudichau

Details


Floral form
Double
Season
Late
Cultivar
Lactiflora
Year introduced
1903
Year acquired
1924
Breeder
Millet
Country of origin
France
Location
Bed 22
Row
4
Column
C
Bed 22
Row
4
Column
D

History

1916-Farr:39 Fine cup-shaped flower. White, suffused pink. S5.

1918-B006-I:15 1921-B014:16 Symposium II rating: 8.6

1923-SPN:348 1928-B:44 Double. 8.1 (Sym. 1925). Pink.

1928-B-d:116 Double type; very large; late. A medium shade of light rose-pink, almost white at edges of petals, incurved center disclosing a few golden yellow stamens; fragrance sweet but weak. Tall; free blooming; medium-strong stems and well-set foliage. Variously described as white tinted pink, and light shell-pink shaded salmon, which indicates that the color varies considerably. Petals are toothed and jagged in the center, giving an irregular, carnation-like appearance.

1976-K:059 (Millet, 1903) – Double – Pink – Late. Tall. Sweet but weak fragrance. Very large. A medium shade of light rose-pink, almost white at edges of petals, incurved center disclosing a few golden yellow stamens. Free-blooming; medium-strong stems and well-set foliage. M.