‘Special Friendship’ [Stewart]
‘Special Friendship’ [Stewart] Photo © Carolyn Beck |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| ‘Special Friendship’ | Stewart | Purple,Red,White | Midseason | Evergreen | |
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 2 ft | 0°F | ‘Asahi Sakigake’ x ‘Margaret Douglas’ = RBS 94-20-1 | ‘Easter Morn’ | ||
| 2’ x 3’ wide (3 ¼’ x 4 ¾’ in 17 years), intermediate habit. Flowers light to moderate reddish purple, shading to white at the center of each lobe, with a rose blotch. Hose-in hose with 5+5 wavy-edged lobes, road funnel hose-in-hose with very wavy edges, 3 per cluster; 3”. Blooms heavily, midseason; early May in Springfield, VA. Leaves semiglossy. Leaf shape: elliptic, broadly acute apex, cuneate base, flat-edged. Hardy to 0°F, at least. | |||||