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Prairie Moon

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Cultivar
Prairie Moon
Originator
Fay
Group
Herbaceous Hybrid
Date
1959

SD E. Pale yellow. Parentage: Laura Magnuson x. Archangel. Its large, pale yellow, flowers are carried on upright, strong stems about 25 inches tall. It has no side buds. Its foliage is a glossy green that remains so until killed by frost. It suffered no winter damage last winter when so many hybrids were killed. It has a center of yellow stamens and its carpels are well developed. Whether it will produce viable pollen or set seed is not yet known. It blooms with the herbaceous hybrids. It will be distributed by Mr. Fay and Mission Gardens, Techny, Illinois, jointly, in 1960. Seedling # 56-1.

Reference: 1959-155:10