Pride of Langport

Details


Floral form
Single
Season
Midseason
Cultivar
Lactiflora
Year introduced
1909
Year acquired
1909
Breeder
Kelway
Country of origin
England
Location
Bed 22
Row
3
Column
A
Bed 22
Row
3
Column
B

History

1918-B006-I:20

1921-B014:18 Symposium II rating: 8.9

1923-SPN:350

1928-B:68 Single. 8.9 (Sym. 1925). Pink.

1928-B-d:136 Single type; very large; midseason. Wide-spreading, cupped petals of pale rose-pink, paling a little near the base, surrounding a large cluster of very bright golden yellow stamens and pale green carpels with light pink kernels at the base and red tips; not notably fragrant. Tall; floriferous; thin, wiry stems. Abundant foliage. A highly decorative garden plant, usually blooming in large clusters. A popular variety. “The finest pink single with the possible exception of HELEN (Thurlow) which is not yet rated.”—Little. “Very popular and consequently quite scarce.”—Boyd.

1929-038:48 Rg Large, brilliant, peach pink flower. Very early flowering.

1938-W&D:116 (Kelway, 1910) 8.9 see Kelway’s Luck. Single. A pink-flowered double form was also received under this name.

1976-K:080 (Kelway, 1909) – Single – Pink – Midseason. Tall. Fragrance not notable. Very large. Wide-spreading, cupped petals of pale rose-pink, paling a little near the base, surrounding a large cluster of very bright golden yellow stamens and pale green carpels, with light pink kernels at the base and red tips. Floriferous, thin, wiry stems. Abundant foliage. M.