■(TB) 'Enchanting'

1987, Hamblen

'Enchanting' (Melba Hamblen, R. 1986). Seedling H81-21A. TB, 36" (91 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Standards pink (RHS 39D) infused violet; falls rose violet (73A) with blue violet blaze below red purple (70A) beard. 'Sophistication' X ('Sostenique' x 'Rosabelle V'). Mission Bell Gardens 1987. High Commendation 1986, Honorable Mention 1989.

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Awaiting original catalog description
From AIS Bulletin #264 January 1987 Introducing EXCHANTING. 36", M-L. Beautifully formed bicolor. Full closed standards of warm pink, flushed violet at lower half. Wide flaring rose-violet falls, accented with a blue-violet blaze below red-purple beards. (Sophistication X H79-110A). #H81-21A. HC 1986. $30.00. Mission Bell.
ENCHANTING (Hamblen '87) has beards of brownish red, strongly colored purple at the outer end. Also well branched, but with single and double sockets giving a maximum of seven buds per stem. Standards are beige pink to buff pink, with pinkish lavender cast. The horizontal falls are a rosy lavender to orchid hue, with rosier hafts and edges. [Keith Keppel, The Late Show. AIS Buletin #275(oct 1989), p.17

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