VINEBROOK: Flepidote. R. smirnowii x 'Lady Bessborough'. Cross (1961) and raised by Roy Forster; named and described by A.W. Smith, both Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada; introduced and registered by H.R.I.O. Flowers openly funnel-shaped, 3 1/8" across x 1 9/16" long, 15 per truss, 5-lobed, wavy margins. White flowers with strong purplish red (64B) flares in throat of dorsal lobe, and light spotting of same color extending itself half way up the lobe. Calyx 1/16", medium green. Ball truss, 6¬" across x 5 7/8" high. Leaves 5«" x 2", elliptic, acute, cuneate, smooth; under surface has slight felt-like indumentum. Plant tall, upright, spreading, open growth habit, 6«' high x 3¬' wide in 25 years from seed. Blooms late May. Plant and bud hardy to at least - 16F.

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