Vanilla Stella
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− | Pronounced "vanELLA stella". My most exciting near-white continuous rebloomer. It's not the whitest, though it's far from cream. It has a nice green throat, a voluptuous bagel form, ruffles, and three sets of scapes! Vanilla Stella blooms continuously until frost at Harmon Hill Farm in New Hampshire. It's a very rapid increaser that throws near white seedlings with great green throats. It's a great as a pod or pollen parent.|d= | + | Pronounced "vanELLA stella". My most exciting near-white continuous rebloomer. It's not the whitest, though it's far from cream. It has a nice green throat, a voluptuous bagel form, ruffles, and three sets of scapes! Vanilla Stella blooms continuously until frost at Harmon Hill Farm in New Hampshire. It's a very rapid increaser that throws near white seedlings with great green throats. It's a great as a pod or pollen parent. Likely rust resistant.|d= |
− | + | Pronounced "vanELLA stella". My most exciting near-white rebloomer. It's not the whitest, though it's far from cream. It has a nice green throat, a voluptuous bagel form, ruffles, and three sets of scapes per year in my garden! This past year, Vanilla Stella bloomed continuously until frost in November in the Harmon's New Hampshire garden. | |
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+ | Bob Sobek and I are using Vanilla Stella heavily in our breeding: we each have hundreds of seedlings coming from it. It's a very rapid increaser that throws near white seedlings with great green throats. It passes its rebloom and excellent form when crossed appropriately. It's a great as a pod or pollen parent. Likely rust resistant. | ||
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+ | [[File:Vanilla Stella with Stella De Oro.jpg|760px]] | ||
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+ | Here's a comparison with Stella De Oro that shows how under some conditions of light and temperature, Vanilla Stella can look more creamy than the catalog photo. Is that pale creaminess a fault? Not if you think pale cream to white is a desirable color in your garden. Vanilla Stella does have one minor fault: in my shady conditions, the scapes can lean. This doesn't seem to happen in sunnier gardens. | ||
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