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Francheville is a small commune within the department (county) of Rhone in France. It is similar in coloration to the more popular Don Juan, but it does not keep its standards closed for very long.
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ORIGINATOR: Ferdinand Cayeux
INTRODUCED: 1927
CLASS: Tall Bearded
HEIGHT: 42"
BLOOM SEASON: Mid
DESCRIPTION: S. fawn tinged clear lilac; F. purplish-red lighted heliotrope at margins; orange yellow beard.
PARENTAGE: Parentage not listed.
AWARDS: None
INTERESTING INFO: From the 1930 Cayeux et Le Clerc Catalogue. Enormous flowers of striking effect carried on stout well branched stems. S. shammy-fawn tinged clear lilac. F. purplish-red lighted heliotrope at the margins, throat wide reticulated brown, beard orange-yellow. Francheville is a small commune within the department (county) of Rhone in France. It is similar in coloration to the more popular Don Juan, but it does not keep its standards closed for very long. |