‘Ronnie Palmer’ [Stewart]
‘Ronnie Palmer’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Ronnie Palmer’ | Stewart | Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2' | 2 ¼’ | 0°F, Zone 7, at least | ‘Asahi Sakigake’ (Belgian Indian) | ‘Margaret Douglas’ | |
| 2’ tall x 2 ¼’ wide. Flowers bicolor: very pale purplish-pink with Deep Purplish-Pink (N57C) margins of varying widths. Dorsal lobes tend to have more of the darker color. Small blotch of Strong Purplish-Pink (68B). Single, some with a few petaloid stamens, funnel-shaped, rounded, overlapping, wavy-edged lobes, 2 7/8” wide x 1 7/8” long, 2-3 per cluster. Blooms midseason (mid May in Oak Hill, VA). Calyx Moderate Yellow-Green (138B), 3/16” long. Foliage Strong Yellow Green (darker than 143B), semiglossy. Leaves ovate with a rounded base and broadly acute tip, concave, up to 2 ¼” long x 1 3/8” wide. Zone 7; hardy to 0°F, at least. Selection number: RBS 51. Breeder Code: #20-1994-8. ‘Asahi Sakigake’, Belgian Glenn Dale x ‘Margaret Douglas’, Back Acres. Named for Ronnie Palmer for his outstanding efforts in creating a new chapter in Arkansas. He has also the Legacy Lead for several hybrid groups, the author of articles for The Azalean, and has made presentations to our society. Ronnie is the owner of Azalea Hill Gardens and Nursery, White Hall, Arkansas. | |||||