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■(SDB) 'Velvet Caper'

1963, Warburton

'Velvet Caper' (Bee Warburton, R. 1963). Seedling #13E360. SDB, 12" (30 cm), Early bloom. Color Class-V3D, Standards deep purple; falls very dark purple; deep purple beards. ('Black Forest' x yellow pumila seedling) X 'Red Dandy'. Raleigh Hills, Old Brook 1964. Honorable Mention 1965.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: DE. USDA Zones 7

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Photo by El Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3Photo by Vicki FlanaganPhoto by Vicki FlanaganPhoto by Vicki FlanaganPhoto by Les Jardin du Chateau Vullierens-SwitzerlandPhoto by Darius Gusas-LithuaniaPhoto by Darius Gusas-LithuaniaPhoto by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania

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From Old Brook Gardens catalog, 1964: VELVET CAPER (Warburton '64) E 1411 • A very dark violet self on the reddish side, falls flare and have an intense velvet sheen. Matching beard. Excellent substance. (Black Forest x yellow pumila sldg) X Red Dandy. Net $5.00. Cointroduced with Raleigh Hills Gardens, Portland, Ore.
 
 


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-- EleanorHutchison - 2010-01-15
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SDBVelvetCaper.jpgjpg SDBVelvetCaper.jpg manage 57 K 16 Jan 2010 - 19:59 EleanorHutchison Photo by El Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3
SDBVelvetCaper011.jpegjpeg SDBVelvetCaper011.jpeg manage 1 MB 09 Jun 2016 - 21:30 TerryLaurin Photo by Vicki Flanagan
SDBVelvetCaper02.jpegjpeg SDBVelvetCaper02.jpeg manage 982 K 09 Jun 2016 - 21:26 TerryLaurin Photo by Vicki Flanagan
SDBVelvetCaper03.jpegjpeg SDBVelvetCaper03.jpeg manage 936 K 09 Jun 2016 - 21:28 TerryLaurin Photo by Vicki Flanagan
velvetcaper1.jpgjpg velvetcaper1.jpg manage 1023 K 10 Aug 2017 - 21:20 TerryLaurin Photo by Les Jardin du Chateau Vullierens-Switzerland
velvetcaper2.jpgjpg velvetcaper2.jpg manage 72 K 13 Feb 2014 - 14:41 TerryLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
velvetcaper3.jpgjpg velvetcaper3.jpg manage 99 K 13 Feb 2014 - 14:43 TerryLaurin Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania
velvetcaper4.jpgjpg velvetcaper4.jpg manage 67 K 20 Oct 2017 - 02:33 TerryLaurin Photo by Gintaras Kilmaitis-Irisu Pasaulis-Lithuania
Topic revision: r19 - 07 Nov 2024, DelaneHLangton
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