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‘Thaissa’ [Klimavicz]


‘Thaissa’ [Klimavicz]

Photo © Joe Klimavicz

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Thaissa’ Klimavicz Purple,White Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
3 ft 0°F, Zone 7 ‘Carol Kittel’ ‘Good Times’
3’ x 3’ (1 ½’ x 1 ½’ in 5 years), dense. Buds strong to light purple (N80B-C). Flowers white shading to light purple (N80D) on lobe edges . Flower outside unmarked. Semi-double with 17 wavy-edged lobes, saucer-shaped, 3 per head, 1 ½” x 1” long. Blooms mid-May in Vienna, VA. Blooms mid-May in Vienna, VA. Calyx moderate yellow-green (138B), 0.15” long. Leaves glossy moderate olive-green (146A) above, hairless. Leaf shape: obovate, obtuse apex, cuneate base, flat, 2” x 0.8”. Plant and bud hardy to 0°F.