‘Purple Pride’ [Schroeder]
‘Purple Pride’ [Schroeder] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Purple Pride’ | Schroeder | Purple | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 1 ¼’ | Hardy to -15 F, at least; Zones 5-8 | ‘Purple Splendor’ | ‘Vuyk’s Scarlet’ | ||
| 1 ¼’ x 2’ wide, rounded, well-branched habit. Flowers vivid reddish-purple (RHS 75B) with strong purplish-red (RHS 67A) throat and spotting on the dorsal lobe. Calyx vivid reddish-purple (RHS 74B); 1”. Widely funnel-shaped single with 5 lobes and frilly edges, 2 ½” x 1 ¾” long. Blooms abundantly during mid April in Indiana. Leaves matte dark green, narrowly obovate, hairy. Hardy to -15 F, at least; Zones 5-8. ‘Purple Splendor’ x ‘Vuyk’s Scarlet’. | |||||