Manzoni Vera

Berlèse, 1849, Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France, vol.40, p.308: Flower 10-11 cm across, formal double, of a deep orange red with blood red veining. Petals in 7-8 rows, numerous, ample, flat, others wide and long, a little notched, serried, close-­set, forming a round flower, cup-shaped, similar to Coquettii. Originated in Italy.