Cardinal’s Robe
The flowers are held well above the foliage on strong stems. It had a few crooked stems in 2020. It is being evaluated for the Award of Landscape Merit by APS ALM judges.
| Cultivar: | Cardinal’s Robe |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Seedling No: | 9314. Pages 22 7 23 of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 7: lactiflora 2011 X “lobata of Perry” |
| Flower: | Color: | brilliant “cardinal” red (Wister says “orange tinge”) |
| Form: | single, two rows of petals, slightly crinkled | |
| Blooms: | Week 4 or 5 | |
| Carpels: | 2-4, very pale green (Wister says “white”, not on mine) | |
| Stigmas: | rose pink | |
| Disc: | white | |
| Stamens: | filaments yellow | |
| Plant: | Habit: | upright bush |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | narrow pointed leaves | |
| Height: | 26″ (reported); 29″ in 2021 | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
