‘Betty Ellen’ [Stewart]
‘Betty Ellen’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Betty Ellen’ | Stewart | Pink,White | Late Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2 ½ ft | 3' | Zone 7 | ‘Desiree’ x unnamed hybrid CB-1 (RBS #90-8-7) | ‘Midnight Flare’ | |
| 2 ½’ x 3’ wide (2’ x 2 ½’ in 8 years), intermediate habit. Flowers white with light yellowish-pink margins and lightly flushed green base. Single with 5 frilly-edged lobes and some petaloid stamens, broad funnel-shape, 3 per cluster, 3 1/4” wide x 1 3/4" long. Blooms abundantly in mid to late season (mid-May in Springfield, VA). Calyx brilliant yellow-green (149C), 0.5” long. Leaves moderate olive-green (near 137B), hairless. Leaf shape: elliptic, acute apex, cuneate base, flat edges, 2 1/4” long x 3/4" wide. Plant and bud hardy in Zone 7. Named for the hybridizer's wife. | |||||