‘Michael Martin Mills’ [Stewart]
‘Michael Martin Mills’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Michael Martin Mills’ | Stewart | Pink,Purple | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2 ¼’ | 2 ½’ | 0°F | ‘Betty Ellen’ | ‘James Stewart’ | |
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2 ¼’ tall x 2 ½’ wide with a dense habit. Flowers pinkish-white with a greenish-white base/throat and pencil-line margins of Deep Purplish-Pink (67B ) with a few areas blushed Deep Purplish-Pink (67C). ): Small blotch of Strong Purplish-Red (63 B) and lighter. Single, funnel-shaped, with 5 rounded, overlapping, wavy-edged lobes and some petaloid stamens, 3 1/8” wide x 2” long, 2-5 per cluster. Calyx Greyish Olive-Green (NN137B), 3/8” long. Foliage is a matte Strong Yellow-Green (darker than 143A). Leaves elliptic with a cuneate base and acuminate tip, concave, downcurved base to tip, up to 2 ½” long x 1 ½” wide. Zone 7; hardy to 0°F, at least. Named for Michael Martin Mills who has served as the North American Registrar for the Genus Rhododendron since 2012. |
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