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‘Painted Lips’ [Holly Springs]


‘Painted Lips’ [Holly Springs]

Photo © Carolyn Beck

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Painted Lips’ Holly Springs Pink-Light,Red Late Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
2’ -5 F HS 85-35-03 ‘Kami-no-Yama Kirin’ ‘Dorothy Clark’
2’ x 2’ (4’ x 4’ in 25 years). Flowers bicolor: very light pink with strong red to hot pink margins and a red blotch. Single, open funnel shape, of very heavy substance, 2 ½-3” wide, 2 per bud. Blooms late midseason; late May in Springfield, VA. Excellent dark green foliage; ovate. Hardy to -5 F.