origination:
FLAMING STAR (Don Hollingsworth, Maryville, Missouri, Jan. 2001) Seedling number 1613. Parentage Big Ben X unnamed Saunders Little Reds hybrid. Single, herbaceous hybrid. First bloomed in 1984 or earlier. Scarlet red, accented by a small cluster of light yellow stamens. Flat form, stamens, pollen, good amount of bloom, with one per stem, fragrant, medium short 24-28", good stem strength, early / mid bloom, good medium foliage, twelve petals, single type flower, bright, smallish flower on a bush of similar scale, medium fine texture adapted for a mixed perennial border.
Flaming Star (Hollingsworth 2001) Early midseason. Best Landscaper Single; 12 petals, brilliant scarlet red. Smallish flower on a bush of similar scale and medium texture, favorably constituted for the mixed perennials border. Medium short stature, somewhat spreading . Dependable, vigorous, prolific. (‘Big Ben’ x 95, a Saunders Little Reds Hybrid), presumed triploid, no fertility noted. Has been distributed under Number. Item 1613
