Medium sized, flat or flattish, white flowers suffused blue-purple especially along the veins, tinged green-white at the extreme base and tips. Filaments pale yellow-green, connectives maroon, anthers white. Seed heads persistent.
Approximate height:
2.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):
May Jun
USDA zones:
4 5 6 7 8 9
Raised by:
Z Liu
Country of origin:
China
Date raised:
s2013 n2018
Parentage:
Selection of patens subsp tientaiensis growing wild in China
Other name(s):
None known
Further detail:
Flower diameter: 11-13cm
Tepals: 6; 5-6cm long x 3.5-4cm wide, elliptic to broadly elliptic, overlapping in the lower half, base cuneate, margins sinuous and slightly undulate, tip rounded with acuminate or cuspidate apex