Callisto

Callisto.  Bremer. 2017.  Advanced generation herbaceous hybrid.  (Carnation Bouquet x (Vanilla Schnapps x Dreamtime)).  The medium-large sized flowers of Callisto have very wavy petals from the outside to the interior.  Color is baby ribbon pink aging to a blend of light pink and cream.  Stigmas and filaments are light pink and anthers carry nice yellow pollen.  None of the reproductive structures is usually visible due the doubleness of the flowers.  Some flowers do not contain stigmas, others have petals tightly wrapped around the stigmas.  Callisto is fertile both ways.  It’s seed parent, Carnation Bouquet, has an interesting lineage and petal configuration, which Callisto carries on in it’s genes.  Light fragrance.  Plants are slightly shorter than average at about 30″.  Stems with flowers do lean, but are more than adequate to hold the flowers from laying on the ground.  Foliage is deep green and of typical hybrid structure.  A fast increaser for us and produces more flower stems than average.  Week 4-5 bloom time.  Named for the third largest moon of Jupiter, or, if you like, a nymph in Greek Mythology.  One of the very finest recently introduced cultivars.  Wildly popular and an easy to grow garden subject.  Premium divisions ship late September to mid October.