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Sleeping Beauty

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Cultivar
Sleeping Beauty
Originator
Franklin Chow and Angela Fuhui Chow
Group
Suffruticosa
Date
2022
Country
USA, PA

Seedling Number JW04RP01081201. Parentage “Shimane Hakugan” x “Rock’s Variety”. First bloomed 2012, first propagated 2013. Early mid-season blooming SINGLE flowers are white, 21.5cm (8.5″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals are ruffled and notched, and are typically 7.6cm (3.2”) in diameter. Fragrance noted. Dark purple flares with bleeding edges transcend approximately 25% of the petal length. Five to six moderately hairy carpels are light green, with cream-colored stigmas. Stamens are more than 2cm (0.75″) in length; filaments white in color. Fertile both ways. Sheath is white, and complete. Plants reach about 190cm (75″) at maturity, and carry broadly pointed, blue-green foliage. Growth habit is upright.

Reference: 2022-DIR:XX