AC Ben loves to show off it’s prize-winning show quality blooms on a strong and compact bush. Like the sun it resembles, this beauty shines brightly in varying shades of sun-shiny colors and chugs out perfect blooms all season.
Bloom Size: (AA) Giant - over 10”
Bloom Form: (SC) Semi-Cactus
Bloom Color: (LB) Light Blend of orange and yellow
Plant Height: 3’-4’
Foliage: Stems are dark green, strong and straight. Whorled leaves are medium green and lanceolate in shape; pinnate leaflets are dentate with broad, blunt teeth.
Year Introduced/Origin: 2010, USA
Originator: K. Greenway
ADS Class: 0210 | AA SC LB
ADS Award(s): 2017 Stanley Johnson Award
Grower’s Notes:
✔️Superb show variety- get’s judge’s attention every time!
✔️ Main stem is sturdy. Lateral branches respond quickly to pinching and multiply profusely.
✔️Doesn’t tend to set lateral buds, allowing ample room for terminal bud to spread out and show off!
✔️Tolerates heat and humidity well
✔️Fair tuber producer, tuber production increases with regular deadheading and disbudding
Shipping Notes: Tubers will begin shipping in April 2025. Please take a moment to read our growing practices and shipping policies. Placing an order is an acceptance of our policies and a release of seller’s responsibility from product that may be damaged or lost in transport.