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	CULTIVARS
WHITE/CREAM	Aeolus (Aioilus) - ivory-white var. albulus Ben Nevis - ivory white, double Carnegie - pure white, of the favorite whites today. Known for the dense inflor. L'Innocence - pure white Madame Sophie, - white, double Mont Blanc Queen of the Whites Snow White (Sneeuwwitje) - good clean white White Festival - pure white, narrow corolla lobes give open refined look White Pearl - pure white
YELLOW	City of Harlem - light yellow to rich cream, later bloom, a classic Yellow Hammer - light yellow Yellow Queen - clear light yellow to cream, ages more yellow than City of Harlem
ORANGE/SALMON	Gypsy Queen - salmon-orange, more yellow at the base, a lovely and useful color Lady Derby - light salmon-pink Odyesseus - orange-yellow, a very interesting and unique color Orange Boven (Oranje Boven, Salmonetta, Orange Bowen) - light salmon-orange
PINK	Anna Marie (Christmas Joy) - bright pink, one of the favorite pinks for many years Chestnut Flower - light pink, darker stripe, double, colored like Aesculus China Pink - light pink Fondant - rich pink, darker veins, fragrance is better than some Jan Bos (Jan Boss) - dark pink, corolla base paler pink, some green flowers at apex Marconi - dark pink, valued for late season appearance Pink Festival - very light pink, a nice compatible pale color. Narrower corolla lobes give it a finer texture. Pink Pearl - light pearly pink, others report it is a dark pink. Polyclonal? Pink Perfection - medium pink Pink Royal Pink Surprise - medium pink Queen of the Pinks Rosalie - bright pink, renowned for earlier bloom Rose of Naples - blush pink, double Splendid Cornelia - mauve to mauve-pink, darker veins, pearl pink margins
RED/VIOLET-RED	Amsterdam - dark carmine-red Distinction - rich violet-red Hollyhock - dark red, double, reminding some of the popular perennial upclose La Victoire - scarlet-red Mulberry Rose - lilac lavender-rose to reddish-rose, more light red in effect Red Magic - rose-red, white eye gives nice contrast Woodstock - rich violet-red, double, an interesting dark and full inflor.
VIOLET/PURPLE	Blue Magic - bluish-violet, white center, very nice contrasts Ostara - medium to light bluish-violet Peter Stuyvesant - purple Professor de Hertogh - dark purple, dense inflor, named for NC State Univ. expert Purple Passion - reddish-purple Queen of the Violets Violet Pearl - lilac-purple
MID TO DARK BLUE	Anna Liza - medium blue Atlantic - dark blue Bismarck - light blue, dark blue central lines, highly reflexed lobes Blue Bird - medium blue, lighter blue margins Blue Blazer - rich violet-blue Blue Jacket - dark violet-blue, some purple tints or stripes down the center, very florfierous inflor. Blue Orchid - a listed name Blue Star - medium blue, highly reflexed lobes Delft Blue - rich and medium violet-blue King Codro - blue, lighter blue margins, double King of the Blues - rich indigo blue Kronos - very dark violet-blue, perhaps the darkest blue (2002), darker green leaf
LIGHT BLUE	Hyacinthus amethystinus - 8-12 in., 12-20 nodding bells in light blue, naturalizes too Blue Festival - light blue, violet tints Blue Giant - light blue, darker veins and stripes, one of the largest corollas Koh-I-Noor - very light blue, your basic icy-blue or bluish-white, a useful shade Myosotis - light blue, resembling the genus of this name Sky Jacket - light blue, white corolla base, double
LAVENDER/LILAC	Amethyst - light lilac. A rose-red clone is also sold under this name Grand Maitre - lavender King of the Lilacs - light mauve Lady Balfour - mauve, dark rose stripe or tints Paul Hermann - light pinkish-lavender Splendid Cornelia - mauve to mauve-pink, darker veins, pearl pink margins Top Hit - pale lilac with pinkish tints
MISC/UNKNOWN	Nereus - TAN with RHS HORTICULTURAL DATABASE 2002 Borah Colosseum Concorde - RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 and not since Edelweiss - RHS PLANT FINDER 1998. Probably white? Madame Kruger - RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 Marie (Mary) - a listed name, said to differ from Anna Marie Princess Margaret Prins Hendrik - RHS PLANT FINDER 1998 Schotel Sunflower - yellow? Vurrbaak