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Wonderous Cup

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Cultivar
Wonderous Cup
Originator
Roger F. Anderson / Swenson Gardens, Howard Lake, MN
Group
Herbaceous Hybrid
Date
2020
Country
USA, WI

Received: December 22, 2019. Seedling No. RAHS 17. First year bloomed 2015, first year propagated 2016. Parentage not given. Midseason bloom. SINGLE. One bloom per stem, cream colored, size 3½ inches (9 cm), fragrant. Three to five rows of petals held tightly overlapped forming a deep goblet. Inner petals may be notched. Average of two carpels, pale green. Stigmas pink with normal anatomy. Pollen-bearing stamens, filaments yellow throughout. Fertile. Staminodal disc incomplete, a few projections, white. Foliage emerges green. At maturity, leaflet edges show pronounced waviness or ruffling. Upright growth habit, height 20 inches (51 cm), support not needed.

Reference: 2020-DIR:38