Sprite
Flowers are held on strong stems well above the foliage; the size of the petals gives it a fuller look than have most single flowers. Its early bloom time, delicate coloration, and crepe paper like texture (okay, that dates me) made it one of my favorite flowers in 2020.
| Cultivar: | Sprite |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Seedling No: | 16339. Page 2a of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 26: lactiflora X ‘Gwenda’ ((‘Gwenda’ = (tenuifolia X mlokosewitschii)) |
| Flower: | Color: | white with apple blossom pink veins and edges |
| Form: | single, 10 large crinkled petals | |
| Blooms: | Week 3 | |
| Carpels: | 4, grey green, woolly | |
| Stigmas: | dark pink | |
| Disc: | white, obscure | |
| Stamens: | filaments lemon color, anthers orange gold | |
| Plant: | Habit: | upright |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | medium sized leaves, not lobed | |
| Height: | 36″ in 2021 | |
| Recommendation: | Highly recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
