‘Doley Bell’ [Stewart]
‘Doley Bell’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Doley Bell’ | Stewart | Early Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2' | Zone 7 | ‘Asahi Sakigake’, Belgian Glenn Dale x ‘Margaret Douglas’, Back Acres | (‘Desiree’, Shamarello x CB 1, unnamed hybrid raised by Cliff Brown) x ‘Midnight Flare’, Harris | ||
| 2’ tall x 2 3/4’ wide with an intermediate habit. Buds Deep Pink (50B) with cream midribs. Flower inside Tints of Strong Pink (48C and lighter) with a cream irregular center. Flower outside tints of Strong Pink (48C and lighter) with cream midribs. Blotch of Deep Pink (48A). Single, funnel-shaped, rounded & overlapping lobes with wavy edges, 2 3/4” wide x 2" 1ong, 2-3 per cluster. Blooms early-midseason (early May in Oak Hill, VA). Calyx Moderate Yellow-Green (139C), 3/8” long. Foliage Moderate Olive-Green (137B), semiglossy. Leaf shape: elliptic, cuneate base, acuminate tip, downcurved (base to tip), up to 2 1/4” long x 1” wide. Zone 7, at least. Selection number: RBS 94. Breeder code: #1-97-4. Cross: Stewart #20-94-1 = (‘Asahi Sakigake’, Belgian Glenn Dale x ‘Margaret Douglas’, Back Acres) x Stewart #10-94-1 = (8-90-7 [unnamed Stewart = ‘Desiree’, Shamarello x CB 1, unnamed hybrid raised by Cliff Brown ] x ‘Midnight Flare’, Harris). | |||||