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Wonderous Spectacle

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

Received: December 22, 2019. Seedling No. UHS 7. First year bloomed 2015, first year propagated 2016. Parentage not given. Midseason bloom. DOUBLE. One bloom per stem, yellow, size 5½ inches (14 cm), subtle fragrance. Guards rounded, shallowly notched. Petals get smaller and margins become crenulated as petals progress to the center, the overall effect tidy and pleasing. Carpels absent. No seeds. A few stamens have resisted transformation and these have pollen, filaments yellow. Staminodal disc obscure. Upright growth habit, height 28 inches (71 cm), support not needed.

Reference: 2020-DIR:43