Large, unusually marked flowers, purple-blue (and sometimes pale pink) suffusing a white background to give a conspicuously marbled appearance. Filaments white at base, shading to pink; connectives pink-purple; anthers red; pollen grey.
Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: 2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s): May Jun Jul | Aug Sep
USDA zones: 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: J Bowers
Country of origin: USA
Date raised: r2013 n2016
Parentage: Sport from The President
Other name(s): None known
Further detail:
Flower diameter: 15-18cm
Tepals: 6-8; 6-9 cm long × 4-6 cm wide, elliptic to narrowly ovate, overlapping slightly or touching at base, wavy-margined, long-pointed with acute or cuspidate tips