Formal Decorative form

Ferncliff Gardens

Ferncliff Copper

Warm peachy copper, a fall tone that arrangers reach for from late summer on.

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Hybridizer
Ferncliff Gardens
Introduced
not yet verified
ADS size
BB (Small, over 4 and up to 6 inch blooms)
Bloom
4 to 6 inches
Height
not yet verified
Bloom season
mid season

Why people hunt it

The Ferncliff prefix marks an introduction from Ferncliff Gardens, the century-old British Columbia nursery that runs its own breeding program under the Ferncliff and Mission names. Copper is one of their warmer offerings, prized for the way it fills the bronze-and-rust corner of the fall palette that brides and market growers want from September on. It sells out across specialty sellers each season. We could not confirm a registration year against a registry, so that stays flagged.

Growing notes, including the hard parts

Ferncliff Copper is a small formal decorative in a copper-peach that suits autumn work. Formal decorative means tidy, evenly arranged petals, so the bloom holds a clean shape in a bunch. At four to six inches it is a usable cut size rather than a centerpiece. Pinch when young and stake as needed. It sells out at sellers like Rich View Farm and Goldenrod Gardens, which is the demand signal here. We could not pin a registration year, and the Ferncliff prefix points to Ferncliff Gardens in British Columbia as the breeding source, though we list that as the program rather than a named person.

Sold out? Closest alternatives

No substitute is exact, and we say so in each profile. These are the varieties growers reach for when Ferncliff Copper is gone.

Sources and references

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