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Glorious Denise

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Cultivar
Glorious Denise
Originator
Swenson Gardens
Group
Herbaceous Hybrid
Date
2023
Country
USA, MN

Seedling number 9-69. Parentage: Seedling SG16 x ‘Lovebirds’. First bloomed 2018, first propagated 2018. Early-midseason blooming SEMI-DOUBLE flowers are blush-pink, 14cm (5.5″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem with an occasional sidebud. Guard petals are cupped, rounded, ruffled, notched, and average 4.5cm (1.75″) in width. Fragrance noted. Flowers typically do not have carpels, though on rare occasions manifest, green in color, and with pink stigmas. Stamens are less than 1.25cm (0.5″) long, with yellow filaments. Staminodes are also present, linear and spatulate in structure, with coloration that varies from darker pink to ivory in color. Fertile both ways. Disc is obscure. Plants reach 81.3cm (32″) at maturity, and carry broad-pointed, green foliage. Growth habit is upright, and mechanical support is unnecessary.

Reference: 2023-DIR:XX