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Medium pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Coral Beauty (polyantha, de Ruiter 1941)
Exhibition name: Coral Beauty

Discovered by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1941).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1941 as 'Coral Beauty'.

Polyantha.  

Deep pink.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Well-branched.  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

United States - Patent No: PP 746  on  22 Jul 1947   VIEW USPTO PATENT