‘Judy Karpen’ [Stewart]


‘Judy Karpen’ [Stewart]

Photo © Carolyn Beck

Cultivar: Group: Color: Blooms: Type: Reg Ref:
‘Judy Karpen’ Stewart Early Midseason Evergreen
Height: Width: Hardy: Other Name(s): Seed Parent: Pollen Parent:
3 1/2’ 4 1/2’ Zone 7, at least CB #11 (unnamed hybrid raised by Cliff Brown) ‘Folly’, Glenn Dale
3 1/2’ tall x 4 1/2’ wide with an intermediate habit. Flowers variable: 1) white with Strong Purple (N80B) stripes and lines plus a few Very Light Purple sectors stripes and lines; 2) Very Light Purple with Strong Purple (N80B) stripes and lines, irregular white margins; 3) Strong Purple (N80B) selfs. Single with 5-6 petals, broad funnel-shaped, rounded and overlapping lobes with smooth edges, 3 1/2” wide x 2 1/4” long, 1-3 per cluster. Blooms early-midseason (early May in Oak Hill, VA). Calyx Moderate Yellow-Green (139D), 7/16” long. Foliage matte Strong Yellow-Green (144A). Leaf shape: elliptic, cuneate base, acuminate tip, downcurved (base to tip), up to 1 3/4” long x 3/4” wide. Zone 7. Selection code: RBS 172. Cross: CB #11 (unnamed hybrid raised by Cliff Brown) x ‘Folly’, Glenn Dale.