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Rising Moon

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Cultivar
Rising Moon
Originator
Xing Zhang
Group
Lactiflora
Date
2022
Country
China

Received October 30, 2021. Parentage unknown. First bloomed in 2015. First year propagated 2018. Midseason bloom (blooms early May in Jiangsu, China). Purplish-blue DOUBLE, average 4 blooms per stem, 5½ inches in size (13 cm). Flower-in-flower doubling and profusion of petals results in a flower that can be taller than wide when viewed from the side. Guard petals notched, forced flat by the large fully developed flower. Stamens absent. Average of 5 carpels, pale green, sparsely hairy, stigmas yellowish. No seeds. Staminodal disc incomplete, a few projections, white. Fragrant. Typical lactiflora foliage, green, washed purplish when young. Upright growth to 43 inches (109 cm). Mechanical support not needed, thus suitable for garden display.

Reference: 2022-DIR:XX