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‘Debra Lee’ [Stewart]


‘Debra Lee’ [Stewart]

Photo © Carolyn Beck

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Debra Lee’ Stewart Pink-Light,Purple Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
1 ¾ ft 0°F ‘Saybrook Glory’ ‘Dorothy Clark’
1 ¾’ x 2’, intermediate habit. Flowers bicolor: buds slightly brighter than deep purplish-pink (67C). Flowers very pale purplish-pink lobe centers with deep purplish-pink (67C) margins and purplish-pink dorsal spotting. . Single with 5 wavy-edged lobes, broadly funnel-shaped, 3 per head, 3” x 1 ¾”. Blooms midseason; early May in Springfield, VA. Blooms midseason. Calyx near brilliant yellow-green (142B). Leaves semi-glossy, near moderate yellow-green (139C) above. Leaf shape:elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, upcurved edges, 2 ¼-3” x 1”. Plant and bud hardy to 0°F.