and has a smooth surface with an occasional gland peduncle color is medium green and the peduncle is stiff and erect bloom size is large with an average open size of four to four and one half inches born singly the stems are strong and long in length the form when first open is high center and is retained to the end the outer petals curl back quill fashion unlike the jacshow variety with 20 to 25 petals under normal conditions there are 35 to 40 petals the upper side and the reverse side of the petals at the flower center are both near red group 44a the base of petals has a small greenish yellow half moon at the point of attachment to the receptacle the major color is near red group 44a there are no variegations except for an occasional whitish green streak on the guard petals the general tonality at the end of the first day shows no change in color at the end of the third day there is still no change in color there is no fragrance the petal texture is thick the petal shape is round with a small point the petal form has slightly recurved tips and slightly quilled edges the arrangement is imbricated with no pentaloids in the center the blooms drop off cleanly and last both on the plant and as a cut flower for a very long time this.