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Liberator<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Original name Commander. Flowers are held high above the foliage on strong stems that tend to be at an angle. In 2020 the luxuriant foliage had distinct purple overtones early in the spring (second photo).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cultivar:<\/span><\/td>\nLiberator<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year:<\/span><\/td>\n1940 (first offering in Catalogue but under the name Commander, appeared as Liberator in 1941)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seedling No:<\/span><\/td>\n7224. Page 136 of Saunders’ Notebook I<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parentage:<\/span><\/td>\n5:\u00a0lactiflora <\/em>‘Primevere’ X officinali<\/em>s (crimson single)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Flower:<\/span><\/td>\nColor:<\/span><\/td>\ndeep red or crimson, may become purplish with age<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nForm:<\/span><\/td>\nsingle, 2 rows of about 10 rounded petals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBlooms:<\/span><\/td>\nWeek 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCarpels:<\/span><\/td>\n5, light green, glabrous<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStigmas:<\/span><\/td>\ndark pink<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDisc:<\/span><\/td>\ncrimson (reported); white, edged pink (mine)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStamens:<\/span><\/td>\nreddish throughout<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant:<\/span><\/td>\nHabit:<\/span><\/td>\nsomewhat spreading bush<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage color:<\/span><\/td>\ndeep green, sometimes purplish toned when young<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage form:<\/span><\/td>\nleaves pointed, very crinkled and somewhat infolded<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHeight:<\/span><\/td>\n42″ in 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Recommendation:<\/span><\/td>\nRecommended<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Availability:<\/span><\/td>\nSeveral specialty nurseries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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