The Brodie of Brodie
b 1868 d 1943
Forres, Grampian, Scotland
The Brodie of BrodieThe Brodie of Brodie, Scotland
Year Registered: 1926
Mozart x Gallipoli
Seraglio
Walter T. Ware, England
Year Registered: 1917
Sir Watkin x Blackwell
Fortune
Fl. about 93 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, blunt, prominently mucronate, light greenish yellow, paling at midrib towards apex, somewhat reflexed, concave, creased, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments inflexed, more narrowly ovate, with margins nicked; corona funnel-shaped, loosely 6-ribbed, strong orange, paling towards base, mouth straight, with six deeply overlapping lobes, rim more or less crenate.
Parentage Note: ‘Seraglio’ x ‘Fortune’ or ‘Fortune’ x ‘Robin Redbreast’ deepest solid red cup of any flower yet raised from Fortune.
Part of the Brodie of Brodie’s “Fortune’s” Series.
Fortune's Crest, 2 Y-O, The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland, 1930
Photo #54772 Bob Moore, ScotlandFortune's Crest, 2 Y-O, The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland, 1930
Photo #54771 Bob Moore, ScotlandFortune's Crest, 2 Y-O, The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland, 1930
Photo #54733 Garden Club of Virginia, USAFortune's Crest, 2 Y-O, The Brodie of Brodie, Scotland, 1930
Photo #21723 Heath Family Archives, USA