‘Andrea Jeanne’ [Klimavicz]


‘Andrea Jeanne’ [Klimavicz]

Photo © Joe Klimavicz, Vienna, VA

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Andrea Jeanne’ Klimavicz Purplish-Pink Early Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
3 ft 3 ft 5°F FT-97-5 NP-94
4’ tall x 4’ wide with an intermediate habit. Buds a blend of Deep Purplish-Pink (61D) and Strong Purplish-Pink (62A). Flowers highly variable 1) blend of Deep Purplish-Pink (61D) and Strong Purplish-Pink (62A); 2) Deep Purplish-Pink (61D) and Strong Purplish-Pink (62A) with an irregular white margin and Deep Purplish-Red (61A) blotch; 3) Strong Purplish-Red (58C) selfs. Single, broad funnel-shaped with 5 wavy-edged lobes, 2 1/2” wide x 1 1/4” long, 2-3 per cluster. Blooms early-midseason (early May in Vienna, VA). Calyx Strong Yellow-Green (144A), 5/16” long. Filaments and style correspond to the predominant color of the flower, dark anthers, some stigmas green. Foliage Moderate Olive-Green (146A) to Moderate Yellow-Green (146B). Leaf shape: elliptical with a cuneate base and broadly acute tip, margins flat. Zone 7. Cross: (‘Festive’ x Klupenger’s ‘Satellite’) x (‘Mrs. Nancy Dipple’ x ‘Gay Paree’). Breeder code: FN-00-24. Registered 2023. Named for Andrea Robertson Scurlock, a daughter of Carolyn and Paul Beck.