SWALLOWTAIL SUMMER

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SWALLOWTAIL SUMMER (Jane Trimmer) Tetraploid (Unknown X Tusk) 32" EM. Re. Ev. 11" (Sdlg. J 0-1) We thought about somehow getting "freckles" into the naming of this cultivar as both SWALLOWTAIL SUMMER and many of its offspring have numerous plum purple freckles on the huge petals. Since both Dan and I had freckles in our youth, we passed on that naming scheme. SWALLOWTAIL SUMMER is fatter than its daddy, TUSK,  but being almost as long petaled, the 11" face of this bloom is simply immense. When the kids bloom there is no doubt where they came from. Typical bud count is 14 on vigorous plants.