{"id":1898,"date":"2020-11-16T21:26:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T21:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1898"},"modified":"2025-07-23T22:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T22:10:56","slug":"cavatina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1898","title":{"rendered":"Cavatina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; content__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cavatina<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||127px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cavatina.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Cavatina&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; z_index=&#8221;31&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cavatina-plant.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Cavatina plant&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Originally named Felicity.\u00a0 &#8216;Cavatina&#8217; flowers are a glowing cherry pink and are held well above the foliage on generally straight stems.\u00a0 If you can find this cultivar, you will enjoy it in your garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/431-Cavatina.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;431-Cavatina&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;cultivar_description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_after=&#8221;||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 504.547px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 116px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultivar:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 372.547px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cavatina<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 116px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Year:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 372.547px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1935<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 116px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seedling No:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\" style=\"width: 372.547px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4306. 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