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Descriptions (from various sources):
Streaked breeder:***
Green with a streaky yellow edge. Lavender flowers. May be unstable.
Reverts to all yellow or margined.
Different forms? According to the description it should flower Augustus-September, mine flowers June-July!
See "TAMING THE WILD ONES" [THJ17/2:28-29] for some of his sports. Herb advices to plant it in poor sandy soil, in shade, to slow down it's growth and keep it streaked.
Progeny:
'Bob Olson' selfed
'City Slicker' = PP x 'yingeri'
'Double Vision' = PP x 'Halcyon'
'Gay Feather' sport/cg
'Green Blade' sport/gg
'Ground Master' = PP x 'Neat Splash'
'Humdinger' selfed
'Hunters Ridge' = PP x 'Dorset Blue'
'Indian Feather' selfed
'Liberty Bell' = PP x 'Neat Splash'
'Little Sunfield' = PP x 'venusta'
'Majestic' = '(x 'Splashed Leather')' x PP
'Marbled Cream' hybrid
'Neat Splash ' = PP x '(x 'Fortunei Robusta')'
'Olive Oil' = PP x 'hypoleuca'
'Scooter' hybrid
'Squiggles' = PP x 'Neat Splash'
'Swoosh' = PP x 'Neat Splash'
'Yellow Blade' sport/yy
'Yellow Splash Rim' sport/gy