Small, vanilla-scented, light purple flowers. Filaments downy, silvery at base, shading to very pale lemon; anthers pale greenish yellow. Seed-heads persistent.
Named by Sal Armstrong after her ("tiny") sister-in-law who died of cancer in 2010 at the age of 35.
Group: | Montana group |
Fragrant: | Yes |
Flowering period(s): | May Jun |
USDA zones: | 6 7 8 9 |
Pruning: | No pruning (Group 1) |
Raised by: | V Le May Neville-Parry |
Country of origin: | United Kingdom |
Date raised: | r2009 n2011 |
Parentage: | Chance seedling |
Further detail: | Flower diameter: 5-8cm Tepals: (2-) 3-4; ; 2.5-4cm long x 1.75-2.5 cm wide, unfurling small then lengthening with age; elliptic, touching at base, otherwise gappy, with slightly wavy margins, and silver-white down outside; tip blunt, down-curved and often deeply channelled in centre, giving retuse appearance |