‘Pete Vines’ [Klimavicz]
‘Pete Vines’ [Klimavicz] Photo © Joe Klimavicz, Vienna, VA |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Pete Vines’ | Klimavicz | Red | Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | CN-07-40 | M8-10-69 | |
| Flowers Strong Red (46A) with a Dark Red (59A) blotch. Double to semidouble with 16 petals, funnel-shaped with rounded lobes and wavy edges, 2 1/2” wide x 1 1/2” long, 2-3 per cluster. Stamens absent, red pistil usually present. Blooms early-midseason (early May in Vienna, VA). Calyx Strong Yellow-Green (144A), 3/16” long. Foliage Moderate Olive-Green (146A), semiglossy. Leaf shape: elliptical with a cuneate base, and braodly acute tip, margins flat, up to 1 1/4” long x 1/2” wide. Zone 7. Readily sets seed. Breeder code: C8-13-52. Cross: (‘Caitlin Marie’ x [‘Maruschka’ x ‘Florence Waldman’]) x ‘Coronado Red’ (s) X (‘Caitlin Marie’ x [‘Coronado Red’ x {‘Leopold Astrid’ x ‘Girard’s Fuchsia’}]) x (‘Coronado Red’ x [‘Caitlin Marie’ x {‘Maruschka’ x ‘Florence Waldman’}]). Named for the noted Virginia hybridizer of the Holly Springs evergreen azaleas, who gave the registrant a boost as he began hybridizing. | |||||