■(SIB) 'Harpswell Happiness'
1983, McEwen
'Harpswell Happiness' (
Currier McEwen, R. 1983) SIB (tetraploid), 30" (76 cm). Early to late bloom. Standards pale creamy white (RHS 155D). pale greenish yellow (2C) at base; falls pale creamy white, veined pale greenish yellow, yellow (2B) base area, yellow (2B) hafts and yellow green (149B) veining; ruffled (
'Fourfold White' sibling x ((
'Pirouette' x unknown) x unknown)) x ((((
'Snowy Egret' x unknown) x unknown) x unknown) x (
'Fourfold White' x seedling T1 65/71))) X
'Dreaming Green'. Seaways Gardens 1983.
Honorable Mention 1985; Favorite Guest 1985.
Award of Garden Merit 1996 by Royal Horticultural Society Described Proceedings of the RHS vol 117 p 106. Flowering from 13 June 1996. (High Commendation 1992)
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From AIS Bulletin #250, July 1983 Introducing HARPSWELL HAPPINESS (T678/118A]: Tetraploid, 30", EM-LM. Our finest white to date. Its parent, Dreaming Green, has given its creamy whiteness a hint of green. Nicely branched. Fall shipment only. $30.00. Seaways Gardens. |
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Cultivation
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on organic soils. |
Hardiness Zones 3-8 for most varieties, Some Siberian cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 9, or 10.) |
PH Average garden solis 6.1 to 7.5, |
Water: Prefers well drained but moist good garden soil, More tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Prefers moist conditions especially in Spring bloom season. |
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