✂ Cut Flower🏆 Exhibition★ Award Winner

Otto's Thrill

The original giant pink that has topped wish lists since 1956.

★ First community photo

Photo by Admin

Informal Decorative · 7.9–9.8"PinkOtto Aumiller (1956)United States

Otto's Thrill takes over any garden and any room you bring it into. Its rosy-pink blooms open wide on strong, self-supporting stems, producing flush after flush from midsummer through first frost. Growers who want the biggest, most rewarding pink in their patch always come back to this one. It was bred in United States by Otto Aumiller in 1956.

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Specifications

Physical

Form: Informal Decorative
Bloom class: A8–10"
Bloom size: 7.9–9.8"(20.0–25.0 cm)
Plant height: 39–59"

Color

Color: Pink
Pattern: Solid
Tags: pinkrosy pinksoft pinksalmon pink

Growing context

Flowering season: Mid season
Cut flower: ✓ Yes
Exhibition: ✓ Yes

Provenance

1956
United States
Breeder: Otto Aumiller
RHS registration: 210705

Awards & Recognition

★RHS Award of Garden Merit

Growing Otto's Thrill

Plant your tuber in full sun in well-drained, fertile soil after all frost risk has passed. Pinch the center shoot just above the third set of leaves once your plant reaches knee height to keep it bushy and multiply your stem count. For the largest possible blooms, disbud side buds and allow just one per stem to develop. Stake early because your plant will be loaded. After the first frost blackens the foliage, wait a few days before digging your tubers, then dry and store them in cool, frost-free conditions over winter.

Spacing: Space roughly 2–3 ft apart
Staking: Stake early — stems carry heavy blooms and lean in wind