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MYSTICAL RAINBOW - Patrick Michael Stamile / 1996 * Tetraploid- A Cultivar with double the normal or 44 chromosomes. This doubling of chromosomes began in about 1960 with hybridizers using colchicine, a chemical that allows the number of chromosomes to double, but the cell does not divide. Tetraploids tend to have LARGE flowers with a HEAVIER substance to the petals, scape, buds and foliage. Color Description: pink with rose raspberry charcoal and yellow eyezone above a green throat. Dormant or deciduous foliage in winter months. Early Season to Mid Season flowering scapes as high as 25 inches with many blooms. Medium size Unusually Large 5 inch diameter flowers. This cultivar consistantly reblooms, that is it has more than one cycle of flowering per season. The flowers usually remain open 16 hours or more, sometimes extending over night.
Please Note In 2001 MYSTICAL RAINBOW received the AHS Honorable Mention Award
and in the year 2003 the R. W. Munson, Jr. Award
Unconfirmed Parentage: (Exotic Candy X Rainbow Eyes.)
AHS reg. Parents: ((EXOTIC CANDY X RAINBOW EYES))