Red Hot Babe

Red Hot Babe.  Bremer.  2016.  Herbaceous hybrid.  No seedling number, was garden named  ‘Red Hot Babe’.  This was the first plant to bloom in a group of seedlings from the cross of (Little Corporal x Old Farmstead).  The very large single flowers are a brilliant hot pink-red.  Petal shape can be wildly variable from year to year, sometimes relatively flat other times reflex back along the edges. Petals also show variable amounts of notching.  Flowers are most often circular in form and are born on long stems that nod.  Carpels have a white hairy surface and stigmas are large and bright red.  Stamens are yellow and do sparingly produce pollen, which we have not tested for fertility.  The plant is likely a triploid (cross of tetraploid x diploid), thus fertility is likely low or not existent.  Early mid season bloom time.  The 27″ plant with spreading stems are a novelty that is quite beautiful.  Displays best with some mechanical support.  Ships late September to mid October.