‘James Stewart’ [Stewart]
‘James Stewart’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘James Stewart’ | Stewart | Pink-Dark,Purple,White | Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 3 ¾ ft | 3 ¾ ft | 0°F | ‘Asahi Sakigake’ | ‘Margaret Douglas’ | |
| 3 ¾’ x 3 ¾’ (2 ½’ x 2 ½’ in 7 years), intermediate habit. Buds white with deep purplish-pink (near 58D). Flowers bicolor: white with deep purplish-pink (near 58D) margins of varying widths and small bright deep pink blotch. Single with 5 wavy-edged lobes, openly funnel-shaped, 2-3 per head, 2 ¾” x 1” long. Blooms heavily during mid-May in Springfield, VA. Calyx green, 0.2” long. Leaves semi-glossy, moderate yellow-green (near 147B), hairless. Leaf shape: elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, downcurved edges, 1.75” x 0.8” wide. Plant and bud hardy to 0°F, at least. | |||||