‘Amherst’ [Stewart]
‘Amherst’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Amherst’ | Stewart | White | Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2 ½’ | 0°F | Unnamed hybrid CB-1 | 'Desiree' Shamarello | ||
| 2 ½’ x 3 ¾’, intermediate habit. Buds white. Flowers white with sparse yellow (near 142A) dorsal spotting. Single with some petaloidy, broadly funnel-shaped, 3 per head, 3-3 ½” x 1 ¾” tall. Calyx near brilliant yellow-green (142B), 0.5” long. Leaves semi-glossy, mid-green above. Leaf shape: elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, upcurved edges, 2.2” x 0.8” wide. Blooms heavily midseason; early May in Springfield, VA. Hardy to 0°F, at least. | |||||