‘Dr. David Creech’ [Stewart]
‘Dr. David Creech’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Dr. David Creech’ | Stewart | Early Midseason | Evergreen | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 3 1/2' | Zone 7 | Stewart #20-1994-1 (‘Asahi Sakigake’, Belgian Indian x ‘Margaret Douglas’, Back Acres) | ‘Easter Morn’, Aichele. | ||
| 3 1/2’ tall x 4’ wide with an intermediate habit. Flowers tonal: Strong Purplish-Red (67A) shading lighter towards the center with a Strong Purplish-Pink (64C) blotch. Hose-in-hose, funnel-shaped, rounded and overlapping lobes, frilly edges, 2 3/4” wide x 1 3/4” long, 2-3 per cluster. Blooms early-midseason (early May in Oak Hill, VA). Calyx absent. Foliage matte Strong Yellow-Green (143A). Leaf shape: elliptic, cuneate base, acuminate tip, concave (side-to-side), downcurved (base to tip), up to 2” long x 3/4” wide. Zone 7. Selection number: RBS 155. Breeder code: #9-1997-5. Cross: Stewart #20-1994-1 (‘Asahi Sakigake’, Belgian Indian x ‘Margaret Douglas’, Back Acres) x ‘Easter Morn’, Aichele. | |||||