ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1936

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 36"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid

DESCRIPTION: S. dark pink; F. maroon, darker at the edge; yellow beards.

PARENTAGE: Not Listed

AWARDS: None

INTERESTING INFO: The Old English poem Beowulf follows the hero Beowulf youth to old age. He saves a neighboring town from a monster named Grendel, eventually becomes the king of his own people and dies defending them from a dragon. The author of this epic poem is unknown.