Seidlite

Seidlite.  Tolomeo.  2005.  Advanced generation lutea hybrid.   Parentage unknown, seed from Bill Seidl.  Semi-double out-facing flowers to 6 inches in diameter. Rosy pink petals, suffused with yellow, dark wine colored flares diffused over the lower quarter area of petals. Guard petals cupped, 2 inches wide. Average of four light green, smooth carpels. Wine colored filaments, lighter wine at the tips. Stamens average ¾ inch. Pollen and seeds. Exceptionally fertile as both seed and pollen parent. Sheath partial, pink. Height to 5½ feet (Northern California), 3 feet in Wisconsin.  Yellow-green foliage on an upright plant, turns bronzy-yellow earlier in fall than other similar plants. Tends to re-bloom in fall, though not profusely. Fall blooms are reported to be smaller than in the spring, and a richer pink, not suffused with yellow. The name recognizes the hybridizer, William. Seidl. Ships in late September to mid-October.  AGE: Field-grown, 3+ year old graft or division from larger plants – our choice of available plant material upon harvest.