■(TB) 'Spring Madness'

2009, Johnson

'Spring Madness' (Thomas Johnson, R. 2009). Seedling# TX16B. TB, 35" (89 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards bright white flushed yellow at midrib, fine network of yellow veins; style arms white, lemon crests; falls white overlaid with brown veins and sanding between veins at hafts, centers washed medium yellow, lighter below beards, darker going downward ending in wide white bands, muted brown veins in center becoming clearer and darker at lower and middle edges; beards yellow orange; purple based foliage; slight fragrance. 'Impulsive' X 'Whispering Spirits'. Mid-America 2009. Honorable Mention 2012.

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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2009: SPRING MADNESS (T.Johnson 09) TB Midseason-Late 35”(89cm). Spring arrives and with it comes the crazy weather, the Spring Madness that gardeners have learned to cope with. Ruffled, bright white standards have a fine network of yellow veins overall and yellow intensification at bases. Hafts of ruffled white falls are overlaid with brown veins and sanding between veins. Centers are washed mid yellow, lighter below beards to darker descending the falls and ending in wide white bands. Centers have muted brown veins that become clearer and darker at lower, middle edges. White styles with yellow crests arch above bright yellow orange beards. Well branched stalks produce 7-8 of these unique and colorful flowers. Sdlg. TX16B: Impulsive X Whispering Spirits. (This is the reverse cross of Sordid Lives. BONUS

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