(SIB) 'Butterfly'
1920, Cleveland
'Butterfly' (
Frances Cleveland, R. 1920) SIB. Color Class B1L. Synonyms: Madame Butterfly, Mme. Butterfly, Blue Butterfly.
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References
From Sunnybrook Farm catalog, 1917: SIBIRICA, BUTTERFLY, (Madame Butterfly) — This is the true Siberian type, very tall and graceful, the flowers lightly carried on long branching stalks, about two and a half inches across and of a lovely clear porcelain blue, without a trace of purple, nearly five feet tall. |
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Synonyms
Blue Butterfly, Mme. Butterfly.
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