Mid May
This is a triple hybrid with three species in its parentage. In 2020 the leaves were frost damaged and many had red, curled edges. Badly infected with botrytis in 2022 after a cool wet spring in spite of extra care in fall cleanup in 2021.
| Cultivar: | Mid May |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Seedling No: | 15973. Page 4 of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 27: ‘Otto Froebel’ X 4992 (4992 = F2 of (lactiflora X macrophylla)) |
| Flower: | Color: | blush pink, lighter flares |
| Form: | single, 8 petals, crinkled edges | |
| Blooms: | Week 4 | |
| Carpels: | white (Wister) I would say light yellow | |
| Stigmas: | red | |
| Disc: | pink, prominent | |
| Stamens: | filaments red throughout | |
| Plant: | Habit: | spreading bush |
| Foliage color: | dark green, shiny | |
| Foliage form: | large leaves | |
| Height: | 34″ (reported); 28″ in 2021 | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
