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■(TB) 'Nimitz'

2009, Spoon

'Nimitz' (Donald Spoon, R. 2008). Seedling# 2001-178NGLCTA. TB, 37" (94 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards greyed lavender-blue (RHS 92C) darker at midribs; style arms same; falls lavender blue (93B); beards lavender blue tipped orange (25A) deep in throat; flared, very ruffled and fluted, lightly laced; pronounced muscadine grape fragrance. 'Honky Tonk Blues' X 'Recurring Delight'. Winterberry 2009.

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From AIS Bulletin #353 April 2009 Introducing Nimitz (D.Spoon). Sdlg. 200 I-I78NGLCTA. TB, 37" (94 cm), 7-9 bud showstalks, M. S. grayed lavender-blue (RHS 92C) with darker midribs, style arms same darker at midribs; F. violet blue (93B). Beards lavender-blue and tipped orange (25A) deep in throat. Wide, overlapping falls, flared, higWy ruffled and fluted, and lightly laced. Muscadine grape fragrance. Vigorous growth. Fertile both ways. Described by garden visitors as an updated Mystique. Honky Tonk Blues X Recurring Delight. $45. Winterberry Gardens.
 

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