Christmas Beauty Queen
Breeder:
Selecta/BallSummary:
Christmas Beauty Queen has the flecked bract appearance similar to Early Monet and Premium Picasso. This is a popular novelty style with consumers, so this cultivar will be a great novelty addition to the Christmas Beauty series. The plants have a very similar growth habit and vigor as Christmas Beauty Red. Plants flowered mid to late season, about a week later than Christmas Beauty Red in North Carolina and about two weeks later in Ontario. Similar to Christmas Beauty Red, this cultivar may do better in warmer climates where it can be used from 4-inch up to 8-inch containers with adequate vegetative growth time in the schedule.| Color | Vigor | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Peppermint | Medium | Late Season |
| Trial Year | Bract Color | Cultivar Anthesis |
Height (inches) |
Diameter (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oct. 28, 2018 | Dec. 9, 2018 | 17.0 | 11.0 |
| 2017 | Oct. 17, 2017 | Nov. 21, 2017 | 16.5 | 9.5 |
| 2014 | Oct. 21, 2014 | Nov. 26, 2014 | 17.5 | 11.5 |
Christmas Beauty Queen
North Carolina State University
2018
Christmas Beauty Queen
North Carolina State University
2017
Christmas Beauty Queen
North Carolina State University
2014
| Trial Year | Bract Color | Cultivar Anthesis |
Height (inches) |
Diameter (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nov. 8, 2017 | not reported | 15.5 | 17.5 |
| 2016 | Nov. 3, 2016 | Dec. 3, 2016 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
Christmas Beauty Queen
University of Florida
2017
Christmas Beauty Queen
University of Florida
2016