‘Sue Ellen’ [Stewart]
‘Sue Ellen’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Sue Ellen’ | Stewart | Purple,Red,White | Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 1 ft | 1 ¾ ft | 0°F | Unnamed hybrid CB -11 | ‘Marian Lee’ | |
| 1’ x 1 ¾’ wide (2’ x 3 ½’ in 19 years), dense. Flowers bicolor: buds and flowers moderate reddish-purple (70B) with a white center, small darker reddish-purple blotch (70A) on pink ground, yellow-green over white. Single with 5 widely rounded, overlapping slightly wavy-edged, somewhat crinkled lobes, funnel shaped, round, overlapping, crinkled lobes that appear notched, 2 ¾-3 ½” wide x 1 ¾-2” long, 2 per cluster. Blooms midseason (early May in Springfield, VA). Leaves matte moderate green. Leaf shape: elliptic, broadly acute apex, rounded base, upcurved edges, 2” long x 1 1/8” wide in spring. Hardy to 0°F, at least/Zone 7. Selection number: RBS 48. Breeder code: 1995-19-01. Named for the hybridizer's niece. | |||||