| WHITE | LAVENDER/ LILAC/MAUVE |
LIGHT PINK | MEDIUM TO DARK PINK |
RED/ VIOLET-RED |
VIOLET/ PURPLE |
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| SINGLE | Albus -
white, single Autumn Surprise - cerise eye, belongs to related species H. sinosyriacus Banner - red eye
Diana - pure white, no eye, larger bloom, dark shinty leaf, no seeds Dorothy Crane - red eye
Gladys Smith - red eye, nice wide and ruffled petals.
Helena - near white, red eye, floriferous, little or no seed, huge 5 inch+ size, not always good in the northern states Monstrosus - red eye, old clone not valuable today Red Heart - red eye, Helena is superior to it, French origin Ruby Glow - very big cerise eye (to 25%), belongs to related species H. sinosyriacus Snowdrift - pure white, Krussman says that leaves distinquish it from Totus Albus Totus Albus - old clone, small by modern standards William R. Smith (W.R. Smith, Rev. W. Smith) - pure white, no eye, nicely crimped petals, 'Diana' replaces it |
Blue Bird
(Oiseau Bleu) - near sky blue, red eye, huge 5 in.
blooms, open widely, French origin, RHS AM, there are
good and lousy clones out there so go with Blue
Satin™ Blue Satin™ - rich lavender-blue, purplish eye, strong, uniform plants\ Brendon Springs (3/4) - single, nice clear lavender-purple shade Celestial = Coelestis Coelestis (Celestial) - light blue, smaller 3-4 in. bloom compared to 'Blue Bird' Lilac Queen - light lilac, red eye, belongs to related species H. sinosyriacus Mauve Queen - mauve, red eye Meehanii - lilac-mauve, darker eye, lovely cream margined leaf, slower but worth it Minerva - lavender, pink tints, red eye, glossy dark leaf, triploid (no seed) Sky Blue - clear near true blue, long bloom period |
Blush
Satin™ - light pink, very large red eye, strong
plants, longer bloom period Hamabo - blush light pink, red to bronze eye, RHS AM, it is not Hibiscus hamabo Sieb. & Zucc., Blush Satin has it beat |
 Aphrodite - dark pink, red eye, thick dark leaf, triploid (no seeds)
Collie Mullens - purplish-lavender and double by some accounts. The photo above is at occurs in the US trade and the Dawes Arb. - more of a rose-lavender with red eye, and obviously single. Lenny (3/4) - rose-pink, trumpet-shaped, very long bloom period, 1.8m tall x 1.5m wide Pink Giant - clean pink, red eye, large 5 in. diameter Rose Satin™ - dark rose-pink, large red eye with showy veining, wide overlapping petals |
Edna
Frances - violet-red, 3 in. blooms, darker eye Rubis - near red Violet Satin™ - violet-red, large darker red eye, darker veins reach a third of the petals and give more interest Woodbridge - rose-red, red eye, large diamter, selected from 'Rubis', RHS AM |
Russian Violet - dark mauve-lilac, very floriferous, 'Blue Bird' x 'Red Heart' |
| SEMI- TO
FULL DOUBLE |
Admiral
Dewey - old American c. 1900 double, 5cm wide Albus Plenus = Jeanne d'Arc Cicola (3/4) - smallish double, red center
Jeanne D'Arc (Albus Plenus, Jean d'Arc) - full white Speciosus (La Veuve, Speciosus Plenus) - red center, double White Chiffon™ - anemone-like, lacy center |
Coeruleus
Plenus - violet-blue Lavender Chiffon™ - lavender, reddish veins or spots are base, semi-double center, best double lavender to date (2002) |
Bicolor =
Lady Stanley Blushing Bride - light pink fades white Carneus Plenus - light pink, smallish red center. Lady Stanley is larger flowered Comte d'Hainut - blush pink. Inferior to newer cultivars Double Pink Elegantissima - light lilac-pink, darker pink and red markings, sem-double, distinct from 'Lady Stanley' but the trades sometimes mixed them together. Lady Stanley (Bicolor) - white with many pink tints, red markings and blotches Leopoldii - white tinged pink, red center. Leaves more cut than Lady Stanley |
Amarantus =
Roseus Plenus Duc de Brabant - dark reddish-pink, very full, buds dark red Gussie - large diameter, rose pink Lady Stanley - popular double Ms. Julenne - cream margined leaf Paeoniflorus- lilac-pink, usually is either Puniceus Plenus or Amplissimus in the trade Roseus Plenus - dark violet-pink, less fading, very full double but often sparsely blooming |
Amplissimus
- red
Boule de Feu (Comte de Flandre) dark red, full double, never striped as Duc de Brabant Comte de Flandre = Boule de Feu Duc de Brabant - dark red, often striped white, brownish buds Freedom - single to semi-double, giving both flower types, a newer one from Don Shadow Double Red - probably one of the named clones Lucy - robust plants Puniceus Plenus (Ruber Semiplenus) - large semi-double, earlier |
Agnes -
mauve-purple, large diameter Amplissimus (Paeoniflorus) - violet-pink fades to violet Ardens - pinkish-purple, earlier bloom Bride - azure or violet-blue Coeruleus Plenus - violet-blue. Violet Double Clair replaced it. Purpureus Variegatus - reddish-lilac, creamy-yellow margined leaf SANCHON YO 'Purple Ruffles' - semi-double, petals ruffles, dark purple, some to 8.5cm wide. Introduced by Notcutts Nurseries, UK 2003. Souvenir de Charles Breton - semi-double, violet, slightly paler than Violet Clair Double Violet Clair Double (Violaceus Plenus) - bluish-purple, semi-double |
