Alexander Flemming
Dr Alexander Fleming must sit second to Sarah in regards to the most popular pinks. A cross between Sarah Bernhardt and Bunker Hill, Dr Alex shares many characteristics with Dr Alex presenting a darker shade of Pink that can be hot.
Pink That Runs Hot
Full-petalled, opening rose-shaped — the form Sarah inherits, but Alex gets there first. Mid-season picking, ahead of Sarah by a couple of weeks, and the scent is what hits you next: intense, sweet, the kind that fills a room without trying. The colour runs darker than Sarah, especially in warm weather.
Origin
Second to Sarah in the cut-flower order, but his namesake came first by half a century. Dutch breeder Blonk registered Dr Alexander Fleming in 1950, naming the variety after the Scottish microbiologist who discovered penicillin and collected a Nobel Prize for the trouble. The pink in the petals carries the same quiet authority as the man.
I’ll see you right with this one. Pick a bunch size and a delivery date — I’ll do the rest.
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