‘Lovely Linda’ [Klimavicz]
‘Lovely Linda’ [Klimavicz] Photo © Joe Klimavicz |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Lovely Linda’ | Klimavicz | Pink | Early | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 4 ft | 4 | -5°F, Zone 7 | ‘Florence Waldman’ | ‘Dayspring’ | |
| 4’ x 4’ (2’ x 2’ in 5 years), dense. Buds are vivid purplish-red (RHS 57C). Flowers moderate purplish-pink (RHS 65A) to light purplish-pink (RHS 73C) with a sparse dorsal spotting of moderate orange (RHS 171D), and a small pale green blotch at the base. Hose-in-hose, semidouble, and double with 5-6 wavy edged lobes, 2-3 per head; 2-2 ½” x 1 ½” long. Blooms abundantly and early; early April in NV. Calyx is moderate yellow-green (RHS 138B); 0.4” long. Glossy, moderate olive-green (146A) spring leaves are elliptic, cuneate base, broadly acute apex, flat margins; 1.8” x 0.8” wide. Easy to propagate. Zone 7; plant and bud hardy to -5°F. | |||||