FUNKY MONKEY

FUNKY MONKEY, Tet, Mid-late, 34 x 5 1/2, 4 nicely spaced lats + terminal “Y”, 40+ buds. Pollen fertile. Much re-bloom. (RIDDLE ME THIS x WIGGLESWORTH)

WIGGLESWORTH strikes again!

If there were a category for “Nearly an Unusual Form” FUNKY MONKEY would fit right in. But the picture shows that the bottom sepal does not always quill, so the blossom is not consistent enough to be registered as a UFo.

But FUNKY MONKEY is a great garden flower; I might say a happy garden flower. It raises its sepals mischievously and seems to call out, “Look at me! Look at me!”

It is an intense purple lavender with distinct veining and a light line on the petal midrib. FUNKY MONKEY has a deep green throat growing out to a light olive blending into a soft lavender halo – very nice. Its color stands out and it flowers abundantly with plenty of re-bloom. The picture you see was taken in early August and you can see that there still is a lot of reblooms left.

FUNKY MONKEY is being grown by Linda Sue and Curtis Barns in Wade, North Carolina and will be shipped from there.