* ‘REO Speed Wagon’
(Peat, ’17) (Prince John x Streetcar Named Desire) X Symphony of Fire -
JP2-1609 - 7.25” flower, 27” scape. M., Sev., Re., Fr., 3 way
branching with 23 buds.
This large beautifully ruffled red never hangs
up despite having a loopy edge. I love the candy apple red color above
the lime green throat, like combining a “granny smith” with a “red
delicious”. The ¼” edge is gold in color bleeding into the petal
to almost white. This is another flower that Tony Thompson would
basically body check me this year when I went to pollinate on it. So
again, I let him name this flower because he was so enamored with it.
Below are his feelings about the flower:
“I always loved the music of the band ‘REO
Speedwagon’, but was intrigued by the unusual name and wondered where
it came from. While on a Tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery, I spotted
an old red Firetruck. Although it was built in the early 1900’s, the
intensity of the color immediately caught the attention of everyone
that was there. As I walked to the front of the Truck I saw the name,
‘REO Speed Wagon’! This beautiful flower will capture the attention of
all the visitors to your Garden in much the same way.”
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