ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1980

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 34"

BLOOM SEASON: Early to Early-Mid

DESCRIPTION: S. heavily stippled wine red-purple, darker at edge; F. white, precise wine red-purple margin; white beard tipped purple.

PARENTAGE: C 1052-2: ((R 221-C x Merry Ripple) x Jolie) X Rondo

AWARDS: HM'83

INTERESTING INFO: From its Introductory Schreiner's Catalog in 1980: Grace, charm, svelte poise and more! This plicata is a novelty of superlative beauty in which is delightfully early blooming. The coloring of this heavily textured flower is most exceptional. It presents a unique cast of wine-red-purple. Not a red or a blue but exactly midway between. Cozy Calico is also highly distinctive because of the precise contrast this color presents against the pure starch white ground in its falls. Its unabashed free and easy manner as well as the unique pattern indeed make a fascinating combination. The stem, although not tall, is wind resistant, having enough strength to support its large flowers. $25.00