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CULTIVAR GROUP/COLOR |
YELLOW/ GOLD |
ORANGE/ BRONZE |
PINK/ MAGENTA/ SALMON |
RED/ SCARLET |
SILVER/ WHITE |
OTHER/ BICOLOR/ MIX |
CRISTATA (CRESTED) |
Amigo Yellow Bombay Pure Gold - 120-150cm, huge cut flower type Bombay Yellow Gold - 120-150cm, Fleuroseletc Quality 1998 Chief Gold - 80cm Cramer's Crested Yellow Jewel Box Gold - 8 in. dwarf, bronze leaf, fan-shaped head Jewel Box Yellow - 8 in. dwarf, bronze leaf, fan-shaped head Kurume Gold Yellow Toreador - 18-20 in., huge inflor. to 12 in. wide |
Bombay Orange -
120-150cm, huge cut flower type Chief Persimmon - 80cm Floradale Coral - 12-16 in., very large, brain-like heads of light rose-orange with silver tints. Head size very variable. Kurume Orange Kurume Orange-red |
Amigo Magenta Amigo Neon Rose Bombay Pink - 120-150cm,huge cut flower type Bombay Rose - huge cut flower type Bombay Salmon - huge cut flower type Chief Rose - 80cm Cramer's Crested Amazon - dark magenta, red and green leaf, 80-100 in. tall, red leaf base with distinct green tips, found in Peru Cramer's Crested Rose Floradale Rose Pink - 12-16 in., silver-pink to yellowish-coral color. Appears to bleach in sun. Jewel Box Pink - 8 in. dwarf, bronze leaf, fan-shaped head Jewel Box Salmon - 8 in. dwarf, bronze leaf, fan-shaped head Kurumoe Rose |
Amigo Mahogany Red Amigo Scarlet Bombay Dark Red - 120-150cm, huge cut flower type Bombay Fire - 120-150cm, huge cut flower type Bombay Velvet - 120-150cm, huge cut flower type Bombay Wine Red - 120-150cm, large cut flower Chief Carmine - 80cm Chief Fire - 80cm Chief Red - 80cm Cramer's Crested Burgundy Fireglow - 12-24 in., bright red, green leaf Floradale - 12-24 in., bright red, green leaf Jewel Box Red - 8 in. dwarf, bronze leaf, fan-shaped head Kosmo
Purple-Red - crested and Spicata type inflor,
purplish-red with red tinged apex, 12-18 in. tall Kurume New Scartlet Kurume Scarlet Madras Scarlet - 1-1.2m, very tall, Bombay type with branching basal florets, bold as cut flower Prestige Scarlet - 12-24 in., scarlet red, AAS 1997 Toreador - 18-20 in., huge inflor. to 12 in. wide, bright red |
found in some of the mixes listed to the right.... | Big Chief - 36 in.,
huge 5-6 inch heads, mixed colors, cauliflower-like
inflor. Bombay Purple - 120-150cm, huge cut flower type, Fleuroselect Quality 2001 Chief Bicolor - 80cm, distinctly red and yellow bicolor look Coral Garden - 10-12 in., mixed colors, green leaf Cramer's Crested Hi-Z -a listed name Empress - 10-12 in., mixed colors, green leaf Kurume Corona Nana - old name for a dwarf strain Olympia - mix Treasure Chest - 6-8 in., mixed colors, inflor. to 10 in. wide, green leaf |
PLUMOSA (PLUME-LIKE) |
Century Yellow -
24-36 in., green leaf, AAS winner Gloria - dwarf, sometimes very stunted Golden Feather - 10-14 in., golden yellow, green leaf Golden Triumph - golden-yellow, green leaf, 24-30 in. Kimono Yellow - 8 in., early, uniform Pampas Plume Yellow - 24-26 in., green leaf Sparkler Yellow - 40 in., stiff |
Apricot Beauty - 20
in. Apricot Brandy - 10-14 in., green leaf, rich dark orange, AAS 1981 Kimono Orange- 8 in., early, uniform Pampas Plume Orange - 24-26 in., green leaf Sparkler Orange - 40 in., stiff |
Castle Pink - 10-14
in., green leaf, AAS 1990 Century Rose - 24-36 in., green leaf, AAS winner Flamingo Feather - salmon-pink Kimono Cherry Red- 8 in., early, uniform Kimono Pink - 8 in., early, uniform Kimono Rose - 8 in., early, uniform Kimono Salmon - 8 in., early, uniform Pampas Plume Rose - 24-26 in., green leaf
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Century Dark Red -
24-36 in., green leaf, AAS winner Century Scarlet - 24-36 in., green leaf, AAS winner Fiery Feather - 10-14 in., bright red, green leaf Forest Fire - scarlet, dark red leaf Forest Fire Improved - dark red, red leaf Fleshlook Red (11/3) - 12 in., bright scarlet, intermediate between spike and plume type, AAS winner Kimono Cherry Red- 8 in., early, uniform Kimono Red - 8 in., early, uniform Kimono Scarlet - 8 in., early, uniform New Look - crimson, 10-12 in., purple leaf, well-branched Pampas Plume Crimson - 24-26 in., green leaf Red Glow - 10-14 in., well-branched, fuchsia-red to rose-red, green leaf Sparkler Red- 40 in., stiff |
Kimono Cream-white- 8 in., early, uniform | Century Cream -
24-36 in., green leaf, AAS winner Dwarf Geisha - mix Fairy Fountains - mixed colors, 10-14 in., green leaf Giesha - 10-14 in., mixed colors, green leaf Kewpie - 10-14 in., mixed colors, green leaf, well-branched Kimono Cream- 8 in., early, uniform, cream Pyramidalis - as used by Graf this name reflects a compact, pyramid-shaped bloom, denser than some. 0.5-1.0m tall, mixed color, green leaf |
SPICATA (SPIKE-LIKE) |
argentea 'Spicata' - thought to be the original strain for producing this group. It still makes a bold 3-5 ft. tall speciman and remains popular. The pink and silver spikes are hardly branched or complex as in the newer cultivars Foliage is tinged a matching red to pink., Pink Candle - 24-36 in., rose pink Pink Flamingo - 36-48 in., white with bright pink tips, red leaf Startrek Lilac Startrek Rose Pink - 140cm, numerous clusters of clusters, from Kieft, inflor. to 8cm wide, Fleuroselect Quality 1998 Tassles Deep Rose - 36-48 in., pinkish-purple |
Glow Carmine - 10 in. Kosmo Purple-Red -
crested and Spicata type inflor, purplish-red with red
tinged apex, 12-18 in. tall Punky Red - 60cm,
upright, rose-red to magenta-rose, basal branched with
large trusses of spikes, from Kieft, Fleuroselect Quality
2001, |
Purple Flamingo -
30-48 in., reddish-purple, holds color when dried, red
leaf, red stems Xanthippe - a listed name |
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OTHER/ UNKNOWN |
Century Racket Yellow | Enterprise Dark Pink | Enterprise Wine Red | Enterprise White | Childsii - rounded,
twisted inflorecence not like any of the other groups,
mixed colors. Has the look of tangled yarn! Gilbert's Giant - a listed name |