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Flowers are held on strong stems well above the foliage; the size of the petals gives it a fuller look than have most single flowers.\u00a0 Its early bloom time, delicate coloration, and crepe paper like texture (okay, that dates me) made it one of my favorite flowers in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cultivar:<\/span><\/td>\nSprite<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year:<\/span><\/td>\n1950<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seedling No:<\/span><\/td>\n16339. Page 2a of Saunders’ Notebook I<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parentage:<\/span><\/td>\n26: lactiflora<\/em> X ‘Gwenda’ ((‘Gwenda’ = (tenuifolia X mlokosewitschii<\/em>))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Flower:<\/span><\/td>\nColor:<\/span><\/td>\nwhite with apple blossom pink veins and edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nForm:<\/span><\/td>\nsingle, 10 large crinkled petals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBlooms:<\/span><\/td>\nWeek 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCarpels:<\/span><\/td>\n4, grey green, woolly<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStigmas:<\/span><\/td>\ndark pink<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDisc:<\/span><\/td>\nwhite, obscure<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStamens:<\/span><\/td>\nfilaments lemon color, anthers orange gold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant:<\/span><\/td>\nHabit:<\/span><\/td>\nupright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage color:<\/span><\/td>\nmedium green<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage form:<\/span><\/td>\nmedium sized leaves, not lobed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHeight:<\/span><\/td>\n36″ in 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Recommendation:<\/span><\/td>\nHighly recommended<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Availability:<\/span><\/td>\nSeveral specialty nurseries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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