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■(TB) 'Northern Spy'

1961, Zurbrigg

'Northern Spy' (Lloyd Zurbrigg, R. 1960) Seedling# 53-16-3. TB, height 36" (91 cm), Midseason bloom and rebloom. Standards light apple red, tan at midrib; falls light apple red; white haft. 'Western Hills' X 'Gibson Girl'. Avonbank 1961.

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From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1965: NORTHERN SPY (Zurbrigg '61) + M-36". A bright light apple red with a slight copper influence. White haft extends in stripes into the red falls rather like the striping in apples. A reliable fall bloomer in Indiana-it stands frost well. Fertile. Western Hills X Gibson Girl. Regularly $10.00; on $15.00 order $6.95; on $25 order $5.5O.
 

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IMG_7613.jpgjpg IMG_7613.jpg manage 353 K 21 Dec 2018 - 14:18 Main.davepote Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016
NorthernSpy_a436_0839_wikiposter1.jpgjpg NorthernSpy_a436_0839_wikiposter1.jpg manage 404 K 09 Feb 2019 - 23:13 Main.TLaurin Photo by Shaub Dunkley
NorthernSpy02.jpgjpg NorthernSpy02.jpg manage 80 K 13 Jun 2014 - 22:44 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
NorthernSpy03.jpgjpg NorthernSpy03.jpg manage 83 K 13 Jun 2014 - 22:45 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
NorthernSpy04.jpgjpg NorthernSpy04.jpg manage 100 K 13 Jun 2014 - 22:47 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
NorthernSpy05.jpgjpg NorthernSpy05.jpg manage 61 K 14 Jun 2014 - 01:41 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection
northernspyAA.jpgjpg northernspyAA.jpg manage 56 K 18 Feb 2011 - 16:12 Main.Betsy881 Photo by Argyle Acres
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