■(SIB) 'Olive Emerson'

2015, Schafer-Sacks

'Olive Emerson' (Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks, R. 2015) Seedling# S08-39-1. SIB, 16" (41 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards light warm yellow (RHS 13D); style arms warm yellow (13C), darker (13B) tips; falls warm yellow (13A to B), signal deep yellow-orange (15A). Seedling# S04-24C-50: (seedling# S00-28-1: ('Crème Caramel' x seedling# S96-73-4, 'Uncorked' sibling) x seedling# S99-93-3, 'Colonel Mustard' pod parent) X seedling# S05-43A-53: (seedling# S01-89-B11, 'Drink Your Tea' pollen parent, x seedling# S03-18-1: (seedling# S99-8B-2: (seedling# S95-27-1: (seedling# S92-46-11: (seedling# S87-10-1: ('Mad Magenta' x 'Percheron') x seedling# S90-48-3: (seedling# S89-18: ('Percheron' x 'Butter and Sugar') x sibling)) x seedling# S92-41-1: (seedling# S87-10-1 x seedling# S87-15-4: ('Purple Prose' x 'Mad Magenta'))) x seedling# S97-62B-9, 'On Her Toes' sibling) x seedling# S99-13-10: (seedling# S95-69-1: (seedling# S92-107-10: (seedling# S90-48-5 x 'Careless Sally') x seedling# S92-46-10) x seedling# S95-27-1))). 2015 Joe Pye Weed.

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From Joe Pye Weed catalog, 2015: OLIVE EMERSON - SIBERIAN. Schafer/Sacks (Seedling No. S08-38-1), 16", EM. This dwarf siberian is pure gold, a bright spot for the front of the border. Flowers are deep yellow selfs - standards a bit paler, signals darker. Flowers are small and well-presented above the compact clump. Stalks have one branch for three to four buds each. The presentation is exuberant and the growth vigorous. Named for our grand-niece, Ollie. Complex parentage going back seven generations including Here Be Dragons, Strawberry Social, Jack'sHealth, Creme Caramel, Careless Sally, Pleasures of May, and others. $35.00

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