Cecelia
This photo was taken at Hollingsworth Nursery in 2013. I only acquired the plant in 2019 so I can’t say much about it yet. I hope to have more photos and comments next year.
Silvia Saunders stated the plant is very similar to ‘Grace Root’.
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| Cultivar: | Cecelia |
| Year: | 1940 |
| Seedling No: | 11078. Pages 22 & 38 of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 7: lactiflora 2529 X “lobata of Perry” |
| Flower: | Color: | cherry, white flares from base |
| Form: | single, 8-10 petals | |
| Blooms: | new plant, didn’t bloom in 2020 | |
| Carpels: | 3, green | |
| Stigmas: | white | |
| Disc: | [DISC] | |
| Stamens: | filaments light yellow | |
| Plant: | Habit: | spreading bush |
| Foliage color: | light green | |
| Foliage form: | medium sized leaves, notched | |
| Height: | 16″ in 2022 on young plant | |
| Recommendation: | Reserving judgement |
| Availability: | Rare; mine came as a gift |
