Christmas Beauty Red

Breeder:

Selecta/Ball

Summary:

Christmas Beauty was distinctive for its rounded medium red bracts with smooth edges. Branch development was uniform. The low to medium vigor plants flowered mid-season. The plants had strong, thick stems and habit was a nice uniform round shape. This cultivar has performed well in UF post-production trials. Christmas Beauty has a lot of potential and should work will in small to medium-sized container sizes with very little PGR needed.

Color	Vigor	Timing
Red	Low	Mid Season

North Carolina State University
University of Florida

Trial Year	Bract Color	Cultivar Anthesis	Height (inches)	Diameter (inches)
2018	Oct. 17, 2018	Dec. 3, 2018	17.0	12.5
2017	Oct. 7, 2017	Nov. 16, 2017	17.0	10.0
2016	Oct. 12, 2016	Nov. 20, 2016	14.5	11.0
2015	Oct. 11, 2015	Nov. 21, 2015	17.0	10.5
2014	Oct. 7, 2014	Nov. 19, 2014	17.5	11.0
2013	Oct. 5, 2013	Nov. 19, 2013	16.5	10.0
2011	Oct. 12, 2011	Nov. 20, 2011	14.0	10.0
2010	Oct. 10, 2010	Nov. 21, 2010	16.0	10.5