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ORIGINATOR: Opal Brown INTRODUCED: 1970 CLASS: Tall Bearded HEIGHT: 38" BLOOM SEASON: Mid DESCRIPTION: S. light amaranth rose, blending to flesh at outer edges; F. champagne, brushed lavender-rose, deeper on shoulders, copper lustre over all; burnt orange beard; lightly ruffled and crimped. PARENTAGE: 64-102: (Grandiflora x (pink sdlg. x Gypsy Lullaby sib)) X Barcelona sib AWARDS: HM'71 INTERESTING INFO: Sabre Dance is a popular music piece composed by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. It is part of the final act of the Gayane, which was complete in 1942, and incorporated the dancers using sabers. It is widely used today in the background of many commercials.