‘Brenda Marie’ [Klimavicz]
‘Brenda Marie’ [Klimavicz] Photo © Joe Klimavicz |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Brenda Marie’ | Klimavicz | Green,Yellow,White | Early Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 4 ft | 0°F, Zone 7 | Unnamed hybrid `CB #1’ | ‘Elsie Lee’ x ‘ Dancing Butterfly’ | ||
| 4’ x 4’ (2’ x 2’ in 5 years), dense. Flowers white tinted light yellow-green (154D), with a very large strong to light yellow-green (145A-B) speckled dorsal blotch. Single with 5 wavy-edged lobes of heavy substance, broad funnel-shape, 2-3 per truss, 4” x 2.2” long. Pistil 2” long, stigma less than 0.1” diameter, light yellow-green (145B). Blooms early midseason; mid-April to May in Vienna, VA. Flowers are held upright, even in the rain. Calyx moderate yellow-green (138B), 0.4”. Leaves glossy, moderate olive-green (146A) above. Leaf shape: elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, flat, 2.2” x 0.4” wide. Plant and bud hardy to 0°F, at least. Named for my beautiful wife who first spotted this azalea and asked where I got the green flowering azalea. | |||||