Zvaigznu Varti

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Div II ‘Zvaigznu Varti’ cv. (Parentage unknown) R: D. Hercbergs, G: D. Hercbergs (1998), N: D.Hercbergs (2002), I: D. Hercbergs (2002), REG: D. Hercbergs (2003). Inside white, throat greenish; outside white, midribs green; spots cherry-red; nectaries green; pollen dark orange; stigma cherry-red. Fls 55 mm wide; petals 40 x 17 mm, margins smooth, tips slightly recurved. Lvs whorled, 130 x 50 mm. Stems 1.4 m, green, darker in upper part, with c. 22 fls. Mid to late June. (Etymology: Latvian for ‘star gates’. Raised from seed obtained from NALS seed exchange.)