‘Joe Klimavicz’ [Stewart]
‘Joe Klimavicz’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Joe Klimavicz’ | Stewart | Cream,Pink,Yellow,White | Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2 ½ ft | 3 ½ ft | 0°F | ‘Haru-no-Sono’, (Satsuki) | ‘Dorothy Clark’, (Harris) | |
| 2 ½’ x 3 ½’ wide, dense. Buds and flowers of yellowish-pink (48B), blending with strong pink (48C&D) and random areas of creamy-white, with strong yellow-green (145A) blotch over white on dorsal lobes, flower inside. Red style and filaments. Single with 5-6 wavy-edged lobes of heavy substance, broad funnel-shape, 2-3 per terminal, 3 ½” x 2” tall. Blooms heavily, mid May in Springfield, VA. Calyx strong yellow-green (143C), ¼” long. Leaves semiglossy, moderate olive-green (137C) in spring, dark yellow-green(147A) in summer. Leaf shape: elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, flat edges, 2” x 1”. Plant and bud hardy in Zone 7; to 0?F, at least. Named for Joseph Klimavicz, a friend and fellow hybridizer. | |||||