Brenda Gardner*(Kirchhoff-D. 2026). Height: 26 inches. Size:
5 1/2 inches. Season:
Mid-Season. Reblooms:
Yes. Branches:
3-4. Buds:
18. Bloom Habit:
Extended. Foliage:
Semi-Evergreen. Ploidy:
Tetraploid. Parentage:
Line-bred, involving ‘Lovely Anna Lisa’ ‘Papaya Parfait’ ‘Pursuit of Pleasure’, and other seedlings. Double: 99.9%
Named after our friend and neighbor, Brenda Gardner—Lawrenceburg, Kentucky’s “queen of the arts” and a community leader—this variety is, unlike Brenda herself, a late-bloomer that flowers later than most of our doubles. These vibrant, silky-smooth blooms resemble brilliant cantaloupe and orange flames. The blossoms are primarily hose-in-hose in form, though some are petaloid. Unmistakably beautiful, repeat blooms.
