Shawnee Chief

Details


Floral form
Double
Season
Midseason
Cultivar
Lactiflora
Year introduced
1940
Year acquired
1940
Breeder
Bigger
Country of origin
United States
Location
Bed 24
Row
3
Column
E
Bed 24
Row
3
Column
F

History

1940-078:54 Rg Double, dark red, with fine foliage that holds its color until late in the fall. Very good grower with stiff stems and well proportioned flowers that hold well in cold storage, color better than Felix Crousse but not quite as good as Philippe Rivoire, but a better grower than either. It was originally carried under number 7-32. Seedling # 7-32.

1943-B091:09 lactiflora. Double. Seedling No. 7-32. Dark brilliant red on a good plant.

1976-K:091 (Bigger, 1940) – Double – Red – Midseason. Dark red, with fine foliage that holds its color until late in the fall. Very good grower with stiff stems and well proportioned flowers that hold well in cold storage. Color better than Felix Crousse but not quite as good as Philippe Rivoire, but a better grower than either. It was originally carried under No. 7-32. Bulletin 78.

1976-K:125 (1940) Double, dark red.

1996-K:057 (1940) – Double, dark red.