Prairie Butterflies

Prairie Butterflies.  Hollingsworth.  2011.  Herbaceous hybrid.  Seedling # 3213. Parentage unknown, but of multi-species ancestry.  Large, 6-8 inch flowers are single, displayed several inches above the bush, one flower per stem. Two rows of large, cupped petals of good substance are of a cool pink color, flared darker inward, the whole centered by a thick cluster of yellow stamens and red-tipped green carpels, generally 3 in number. Petals are rounded, occasionally slightly notched, with flares having a bleeding edge, the color extended by the veins. Fertile both ways. Well developed, pale, red-purple staminodal disc. Erect stems, 36-40 inches tall are well clothed in large, dark green leaflets, making a large bush, prolific of increase and vigorous in growth habit, and free standing. Blooms early season.  Ships late September to mid October.