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Glorious Secret

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

Seedling number 9-36. Parentage: Seedling SG16 x ‘Majestys Splendor’. First bloomed 2014, first propagated 2015. Early-midseason blooming DOUBLE flowers are white with tones of lavender emanating from flower center. Flowers are 14cm (5.5″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals are cupped, rounded, ruffled, notched, and average 5cm (2″) in width. Fragrance noted. Carpels are typically underdeveloped or fully transformed to petallage, however, when present, they are typically three in number, tomentose, and light green in color with watermelon-red stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are less than 1.25cm (0.5″) long, with filaments uniformly yellow in color. Produces pollen, seed fertility difficult. Disc is obscure. Plants reach 81cm (32″) at maturity, and carry broad-pointed, green foliage. Growth habit is upright, and mechanical support is unnecessary

Reference: 2023-DIR:XX