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‘Judith Quarrington’ [Stewart]


‘Judith Quarrington’ [Stewart]

Photo © Carolyn Beck

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Judith Quarrington’ Stewart Green,Yellow,White Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
2 ft 2 ¾ ft 0°F (Desiree' x unnamed hybrid CB-1 [#90-08-07) ‘Florence Waldman’
2’ x 2 ¾’ wide (3’ x 4’ in 15 years), intermediate habit. Buds and flowers white with prominent yellow-green (145C) throat and blotch. Semidouble hose-in-hose with 10-15 wavy-edged lobes and some petaloid stamens, broad funnel shape, 3 ¾ - 4” x 2 ¼” wide, 3 per cluster. Blooms midseason (early May in Springfield, VA). Calyx absent. Leaves semiglossy, moderate to dark olive-green (146B) in spring, very dark olive-green (147A) in summer. Leaf shape: elliptic, acuminate apex, cuneate base, upcurved edges, 1 ½-2 ¼” x ¾-1” wide in spring, 1 ½-1 ¾” x ¾-?” in summer. Hardy to 0°F, at least.