(Lavender Blue Baby x Pink Stripes). Dip. Dormant. M. ReB. 29". 5" flower. Four-way branching. 18 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
Ruby red with lavender, orange and pale yellow stripes over a delicate, orangey-yellow throat. Ruby Stripes blooms from early July through mid August, putting up scape after sturdy scape, each topped with consistently interesting, varigated flowers. It's extremely fertile both ways, it increases quickly and is delightfully resistant to rust.
$75 for a single fan
Apricot Sulphur
(Substantial Evidence x unknown). Dip. Dormant. M. ReB. 31". 6.5" flower. Three-way branching. 12 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
Apricot Sulphur is bright yellow with a deeply rich yellow throat. Because it opens perfectly flat it looks just like the Apricot Sulphur Butterfly.
$50 for two medium-sized fans
Raspberry Roller
(Grace and Style x Carnelian Chameleon). Dip. Semi-Evergreen. M. ReB. 33". 5" flower. Three-way branching. 10 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
Raspberry Roller is a breaking wave of delicious raspberry-red with a delicate, lemon-yellow center. Her flower doubles 95% of the time. She has a thick, full substance and is just slightly fragrant.
$35 for a single fan.
The White Queen
(Seven Miracles x Barbara Mitchell). Dip. Semi-Evergreen. M. ReB. 28". 6" flower. Four-way branching. 25 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
The White Queen is creamy white with touches of baby pink, a pale yellow throat, and a ruffly edge. She's named for the beautiful and powerful English queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Like Elizabeth, The White Queen is stunningly beautiful; its flowers have a rich, lusterous substance and are supported by extremely strong, sturdy scapes. Northern hardy, resists rust, fertile both ways.
$35 for a single fan
Tets
Raspberry Lime Rickey
(Prince of Camelot x Spacecoast Fortune Redeemed). Tet. Semi-Evergreen. M. ReB. 34". 7" flower. Three-way branching. 16 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
Raspberry red with a watermark in rings of yellow and pale lavender-pink, a yellow-green throat and a ruffly, lemon-yellow and lavender edge.
Dixie Cupcake was one of my first truly successful crosses. After watching her perform flawlessly for years, I decided she was worthy of introduction. Her flowers are a lovely shade of bubblegum pink edged in lemon yellow ruffles. She starts blooming early in the season and continues to bloom for five weeks straight here in my Massachusetts garden.
Held for Increase
Eliza Bennet
(Corduroy Eyes x Gavin Petit). Tet. Semi-Evergreen. M. ReB. 30". 6" flower. Three-way branching. 14 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
Eliza Bennet is named for the intelligent, quick-wittedprotagonist in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. She sports a dark plum eye and even darker plum edge, which contrasts elegantly with her beautiful, white petals and sepals.
Held for Increase
Madame Bovary
(Triple Cherries x Fantasy Fringe). Tet. Semi-Evergreen. M. ReB. 29". 5.5" flower. Four-way branching. 14 buds. Fertile both ways. Northern hardy.
Madame Bovary is cream white with a blood red eye and a delicate, ruffled, blood-red edge. She's named for the beautiful but tragic protagonist of Flaubert's novel of the same name.