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2015 Introductions

Blushing Beauty

$3.00 - $15.00
BLUSHING BEAUTY  (Schalow 15) 335 E
[RB-5](Banana Cream x Red Bantam)           
A deliciously smooth salmon color with a touch of light orange, and offering a deeper salmon color in the throat.  At 3 ½ inch florets, it’s a smaller 300 size.  The gorgeous color and a stiff slender stem makes for an enjoyable cut glad.  
 Large= $3 each
Unit= 6 Large = $15
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Charmed

$3.50 - $17.50

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CHARMED  (Kollasch 2015) 163 VE
[Ko 94086-15] (Whiskers x open)
If you like the small ones, you will definitely be “Charmed” by this one!  A bright light rose with a glowing large white center.  2 ¼ inch florets, 22 buds, 6 open, 3 in color, on a 22 inch head, field height 53 inches.
Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Cherry Lemonade

$4.00 - $20.00

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CHERRY LEMONADE  (D Selinger 2015) 215 EM
[Sel 05-2] (Gai Luron x Gemini)
Refresh yourself with “Cherry Lemonade” this sparkling medium golden yellow with a bright red blotch.  22 bud heads, hold open 7 round ruffled 3½ inch florets, 5 in color, having informal placement. Length of flower head is 22 inches, 44 inches total height in the field.  
Large= $4 each
Unit = 6 Large = $20
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Crane Song

$3.00 - $15.00
CRANE SONG  (Wallace 2015) 361 M
[HF 04-N-6] (Starry Night x open)
This is our first personal introduction.  Crane Song is a pastel with many layers of color.  A light rose rinse over a creamy base, having a lemon glow in the throat, accented with a light violet medium feathered blotch.   The wide open triangular florets are waved and needlepointed, and  just under 4 1/2 inches.   24 total buds, holding 8 open, 7 in color on 28 inch heads, total field height 52 inches.  “Crane Song” reminds me of the haunting sound and faint silhouette of cranes in the field in the early morning fog. 
Large= $3 each
Unit = 6 Large = $15
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Froggy Prince

$3.50 - $17.50
(Meyer 2015) 445S M​[JM 53-09] (Moskovskaya Exotica x open)
This “Froggy Prince” went a courting, he did ride umm hum!  What a dandy suit he did wear!  The floret color is a medium pink with cream midribs.  The inner petals are edged with variable smoky green, with an overall hint of smoke on all petal edges.  The shape is triangular, wide open, waved, laciniated, and the inner petals having fluted edges.  24 total buds, 8 open, 3 in color, on 28 inch heads, with 56 inch field height.  The flower color proportions vary in response to temperature variations. The shape of petals and Overall Beauty and Appeal should rank it high in the Decorative Division.    
Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Grape Blizzard

$3.50 - $17.50
(Meyer 2015) 275 E
​[JM 16-08] (open x open)
 Your first impression will be of delight, as you take in this “Grape Blizzard” of color!  3 inch florets of bright medium lavender with white midribs, and a fine white veining throughout.  22 total buds, hold open 8 with medium substance, triangular, and lightly ruffled informally placed florets with 5 in color.  24 inch heads and 48 inch field height.  Stems are stiff and slender.  Those of us that like the veined ones will lose ourselves in the “Grape Blizzard” of 2015!
​​Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Harbor Lights

$4.00 - $20.00
(D Selinger 2015) 285 EM
Ray Dittus Award 2016 Outstanding Recent Introduction
​​​Ed Squires Award 2013
[Sel 08-76] (Star Performer x William Tell)
A day at sea, and you round the point, few things are as reassuring to a sailor as being greeted by the warm beckoning glow of the “Harbor Lights.”  The 3 ¼ inch florets of medium blue with a yellow throat open formally.  22 to 26 total buds, holding 8 triangular wide open, lightly ruffled florets, with 6 in color.  Stiff, medium stems support 21 inch heads with 44 inch field height.    The day is done,  rejoice in the glow of  “Harbor Lights.”  
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Large = $4 each
Unit= 6 Large = $20
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Jiggity Jig

$3.50 - $17.50
(Meyer 2015) 333 EM
​​[JM 6-09] (open x open)
You will want to do that little “Jiggity Jig” dance, and shake those tail feathers, when you see this cute little number!   Oh yes you will.  When you see this light salmon, with deep salmon veining and cream splashed markings around the petal edges, you will dance!   There’s more; the lip petal is covered in creamy light yellow and overlaid with deep salmon veining. You will dance!   22 total buds, holding open 8, 4 inch ruffled triangular florets, with 6 in color, on 26 inch flower heads,  and 54 inch total field height.  Heavy substance, luscious color, you will dance the “Jiggity Jig.” 
​Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Knickknack

$3.50 - $17.50
(Hartline 2015) 213 M
​​[CH 11-65] (Pandora’s Box x Candy Cane)
Grandma’s favorite “Knickknack,” the look of a porcelain figurine, with the resilience of cast iron. This is a tough little glad!  Strong stiff stems make it very sturdy in the wind and rain.  Heavy waxy substance keeps its quality for a long time.  Lovely, light yellow florets have a feathered rose blotch radiating from the heart.  3 inch florets open formally, heads with 22 buds, 7 open and 7 in color, and a field height of 45 inches.  You’ll love Grandma’s “Knickknack” as much as she does!  
Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Kris Kringle

$3.50 - $17.50
(Hartline 2015) 453 M
​​[CH 10-5] (Show Stopper x Santa Claus)
Naughty or nice, “Kris Kringle” will be nice to you!  I’ve always liked the glad “Santa Claus,” and
 “Kris Kringle” is earlier and bigger, actually seems HUGE!   A light orangey red color on wide outer edges, surround a huge milky white center.  The white portions of the inner petals are edged with a thin orangey red thread.   4 ½ inch florets open formally, heads with 22 buds, at least 7 open and 6 in color.  28 inch heads, and a total field height of 52 inches.  Ho! Ho! Ho! “Kris Kringle” is coming to town.   
​Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Mint Blush

$3.00 - $15.00
(Kollasch 2015) 271 E
​​[Ko 08040-2] (Sashey x open)
What came first, the lavender or the light green, I blush to think of it.   “Mint Blush” is blushed to the edges with pale lavender, a light creamy green throughout the floret, with medium lavender veining and darts on the 5 lower petals.  A 3 ¼ inch floret, 22 total buds, with 8 open and 3 in color, flower head of 25 inches, and total field height of 53 inches.   “Mint Blush” is a cool fresh color.
Large= $3 each
Unit= 6 Large = $15
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Mr. E

$3.50 - $17.50
(Meyer 2015) 426 EM
​​[JM 10-12] (open x open)
Where did that kid go?   He can run but he can’t hide!  “Mr E” sprouts a shock of deep glowing orange with a fine gold edge lacing the lip petals.  4 ½ inch, ruffled, triangular florets open formally with good substance. Heads with 24 buds, holding 8 open, and 6 in color, flower head of 26 inches, and a total field height of 52 inches.  “Mr E” alias “Erik,” grandson of John & Barb Meyer, was caught in the glad field next to the corn, put in a vase and enjoyed by all.  Mr E is easy to grow, very healthy and one of our favorites.
Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Narnia

$2.00 - $10.00
(Kollasch 2015) 260 VE
​​[Ko 0805A9-2] (Lemon Meringue x open)  Ed Squires Award 2014 
Too real to be make-believe, “Narnia” wins a royal place in your garden.   A pale rose (nearly white) floret with light lime shadings as it opens, and a reflecting of light rose in the throat.  The needlepointed 2 ¾ inch florets open wide with medium substance.  19 total buds, 7 open, 5 in color with informal placement.  20 inch flower heads,
 and 42 inches field height. A few in the garden will take you far, far, away.
​Large= $2 each
Unit= 6 Large = $10
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Prairie Chicken

$3.50 - $17.50
(Meyer 2015) 323S EM
​​[JM 105-09] (open x open)
Back on the drumming grounds “Prairie Chicken” is sure to attract a mate, with its light smoky orange color, and displaying deeper orange lip petals.  The plump, round, ruffled florets with great substance, open informally.  24 total buds, holding 8 open, with 6 in color, 28 inch head and 54 inch field height.  Very healthy, and sturdy grower.
Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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Pyro AAS

$3.50 - $17.50
(Kollasch 2015) AAS 225 E
​​[Ko 08110-1A] (Fire Frenzy x open)
My first thought when I saw this little glad in the trials was, “This Glad’s on fire!”  Not only hot, but a swirling hot orange, with yellow in varying amounts near the petal tips, and red darts on 5 petals.   Florets 3 ¼ inches, triangular, ruffled, in zigzag placement. 20 total buds, 7 open and 4 in color, 24 inch heads, and 52 inch field height. An All America Select winner form last summer’s trial gardens.   Turn up the heat, “Pyro” is here!
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Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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The Butler Did It

$3.50 - $17.50
(Meyer 2015) 437 E
​​[JM 8-08] (open x open)
“The Butler Did It,” using this charming deep salmon with a large cream center, reminiscent of a bulls-eye!  The deeper reddish salmon flecks displaying in the salmon color help to mystify the event.  5 inch round plain florets, 22 total buds, 8 open, 6 in color, informal placement, with 26 inch heads, 54 inch field height.   It’s definitely the floret shape and bulls-eye effect that make this glad.   A Carl Fischer Award winning design was created by our friend Jim Butler at a MN State Glad Show, New Ulm.  Mystery solved.   
Large= $3.50 each
Unit= 6 Large = $17.50
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