(TB) 'Firedrake'

1966, Wills

'Firedrake' (Jesse Wills, R. 1963). Seedling# 97-59. TB, 35" (89 cm), Late midseason bloom. Color Class-R1O, Standards bronze red; falls bronze red, slightly more brown. ('Spring Fever' x 'Rose Garland') X seedling involving 'Rose Garland', 'Spring Fever', 'Bryce Canyon', 'Centurion' and 'Well Content'. Wills 1966.

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From AIS Bulletin #182 July 1966. Introducing FIREDRAKE-Rich rose red, flushed brown and copper. Flaring, tall and well branched. Fertile both ways. Midseason. 36 inches. From Spring Fever, Rose Garland and other rose and brown seedlings. $20.00. Jesse Wills.

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