Carnation named `Lonberec`

Abstract

A new carnation cultivar having bright red blooms produced profusely at intermittent intervals of spring, midseason and fall. The flowers are of medium size and are borne singly on a strong, erect stem, the flowers being distinguished by the strong cardinal red color of the petals and the plant itself being distinguished by its medium growth and vigorous, upright and very rigid habit with moderately abundant foliage.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive carnation cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its intermittent flowering habit with profuse production of flowers, having a substantially solid cardinal red coloration, and having a rigid, vigorous and upright growth habit with a normal height of about 108 cm. at eight months.