2 of Jim's Pat Hart's. Both AM/AOC on their initial flowerings. 'Red Beauty' on the left and 'First Choice' on the right.
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Amazing how P. charlesworthii can bring such color saturation!
As far as I know P. charlesworthii is used in the pedigree of this hybrid more than 100 years ago. The intense colour is from the Maudiae parent.
Thats my supposition as well. I wonder if Jim knows the actual varieties used to make the cross?
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