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'Jeanne Weeks'

Jeanne Weeks

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Cultivar Name 'Jeanne Weeks'
Reference Number U7-8
Parentage ('Louise Gable' x 'Tama-giku') x ('Kaigetsu' x 'Carol')
Published Source ARS 37(2):113; IRR 1983/84 (in RH 1984/85:86)
Spring Leaf Elliptic to broadly elliptic or narrowly obovate 38mm:1-1/2" x 22mm:7/8"
Foliaceous Calyx Absent
Corolla Size and Shape Diameter :51mm:2"
Cone height: 35mm:1-3/8"
No. of lobes: 5+5+ps
Alt. diameter: 51mm:2"
Alt. cone ht.: 35mm :1-3/8"
Petal length : 42mm:1-5/8"
Form: Single to irregular double; hose-in- hose; openly funnel-shaped; variable number of petaloid stamens; lobes wavy; opens like a rosebud
Corolla Color As Registered
RHS 62A (strong purplish Pink) to RHS 65A (moderate purplish Pink); spotted on dorsal and slightly on adjacent lobes RHS 63B (strong purplish Red)

Measured 1992-93:
92: RHS 54C (strong Pink) / RHS 63C (strong purplish Pink)
93: RHS 63C (strong purplish Pink) / RHS 54C (strong Pink)

Flowers/Bud 1-2 fls./bud
Habit Dwarf [low], broad, branching well
Flowering Period Mid May

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Jeanne Weeks

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