KATIE SNOWFLAKE

Katie Snowlake( Kirchhoff 2013) Height: 28”, Bloom Size: 5.5", Season: Early, Reblooms: Yes, Bloom Habit Diurnal, Fragrant: Very, Ploidy: Tetraploid, Plant Habit: Evergreen, Branches: 3, Buds: 18, Double: 99%.

When we learned Kyle Billadeau and Kathleen Nordstrom would be visiting our garden in 2012, we jumped for joy. It was a hot, dry mid-July day when Kathleen selected this very special petaloid double with the ornate form and blessed it with her childhood nickname. The color ranges from creamy pink sparkle to near white, It is a creped, luminous, hypnotic, quasi-snowflake beauty; the perfect flower for a hot summer’s day; luminous, pearlescent, near white double enchantment. It dazzles the eye with ornate tendril and filigree edges outlined in yellow gold. Difficult pod parent, fertile pollen.