Difference: SpuWhiteHeron (r11 vs. r10)

■(SPU) 'White Heron'

1948, Millikin

'White Heron' ( Carl Milliken, R. 1948). SPU. Color Class-WW. White self. Milliken, 1948. Honorable Mention 1950; Nies Award 1958. Chr. = 40.

Note: Although 'Mt.Whitney' is thought to be a parent, the parentage is not positively known.

From Milliken Gardens catalog, 1948: 'This Spuria is whiter in general appearance than any other which we have seen. The flowers are large and the petals do not curl as in Ochroleuca. There is yellow on the inner portion of the flower so that this is by no means a pure white- a pure white is a goal still to be achieved. 4 feet. $10.00

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