China
Rose form. Flowers 16cm x 6cm ; flowers double
coloured, with purplish red (61-C)
and pink (38-D) on the sameplant or on the same branch and flower; petals
stiff, regular,
dark purple basal blotches; stamens slightly petaloid;pistils 9-11, floral
discs purple. Stalks long,
stiff, flowers upright. Flowering midseason. Plant tall, erect. Branches fairly
slender, stiff.
Leaves orbicular, medium-sized, stiff, slightly sparse; leaflets ovate, acuminate
at the apex; leaflets
with numerous shallowly-cut lobes growing with pink flowers; the leaflets
with a few
deep-cut lobes growing withpurplish red flowers; leaves with two shapes appearing
on the
branches which develop with the double colouredflowers. Growth vigorous, flowers
many.
Classic variety. Very inconsistent flowers on the same bush. Might be blooms
of pink
and others are red and at the same time a few are pink with streaks and patches
of red.
As the plants matures, some are picture perfect with one half pink and the
other half red.
