‘Ashgarth Garnet’

Beetroot (H9) flowers, VI–IX; dark green foliage; upright; height 26–30cm; spread 31–45cm.

Seedling; found by Horace (“Papa”) Hale (Ashgarth, Haslemere, Surrey, England) by 1973; introduced by P. G. Davis (Haslemere) by 1978.

Named after H. Hale’s house; garnet refers to the flower colour.