Tra quelli a fiore doppio, Elisa mi decanta sempre il 'White Chiffon', totalmente bianco puro:
'White Chiffon'
Invece il secondo albero, quello a fiore rosa doppio, guardando in giro potrebbe essere il 'Lavender Chiffon' o 'Ardens' ma vallo a sapere... Bisognerebbe sapere che varietà c'erano in giro al tempo in cui li hanno piantati!
Ma a proposito di cultivar a fiori singoli o doppi, leggetevi
questo articolo se avete voglia, davvero interessante
Ecco qualche veloce estratto:
"Perhaps one of the biggest changes in the Hibiscus market came in the early seventies when the U.S. National Arboretum introduced Greek goddess series of genetically altered singles. Don Egolf used
colchicine (a highly hazardous chemical derived from corms of autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale) to create the new polypoloid selections
Hibiscus ‘Aphrodite’, Diana’, ‘Helene’ and ‘Minerva’. The increased chromosome number resulted in big flowered singles with thick, long lasting flowers. These new plants generated increased interest in Hibiscus, particularly the single flowered forms. (...)Polyploidy has given us beautiful cultivars with big, long lasting flowers, and a reduction in seedlings but these plants have their disadvantages.
Unfortunately, in northern climates, time has proven these plants to be weak growing, brittle and less winter hardy than diploid plants."
"Not only have we seen poor vigor in the Greek goddess plants, but many of the older, diploid cultivars display weak growth too.
The cultivar 'Blue Bird' is perhaps one of the weakest growers of the lot. (...) I suspect that what growers are observing in reduced vigor is related to a virus infection. A virus that produces no visible signs might explain why ‘Blue Bird’ and other older selections have lost vigor."
"Two of the most exciting new cultivars were developed by Dr. Roderick Woods, an amateur breeder from Cambridge, England. (..) The blooms have the typical five big petals of a single flower but are adorned with a puff of petaloid stamen in the center of the flower. (...) These two new selections, called
Lavender Chiffon® ‘Notwoodone’ and White Chiffon® ‘Notwoodtwo’ have since won both Gold and Silver medals respectively from the Boskoop Royal Horticulture Society in the Netherlands. Having been developed in England, the plants exhibit strong growth even in a cool weather climate. (...) While most cultivars with doubled flowers tend to look dirty,
‘Freedom’ has beautiful dusky red-pink flowers that are evenly formed, tightly packed, and still show a bit of the normal single petals. It’s a strong growing plant in the north and the South. (...)
‘Boule de Feu’ is another unique double flowered form."
"a superior blue flowered plant called
Hibiscus syriacus BLUE SATIN ‘Marina’ (pictured at top of page) and a light pinkish-white single called
BLUSH SATIN ‘Mathidla’. To the untrained eye BLUE SATIN appears much like ‘Blue Bird’. The difference is in the growth. Its strong growth makes it a superior production plant. It has excellent blooming characteristics but this does not impede its growth. (...)We found our best pink in France. Minier Nursery developed an excellent pink called
ROSE SATIN ‘minrosa’. Minier Nursery also developed
VIOLET SATIN ‘Floru’. This plant has outstanding violet-purple-pink coloration that is unique and beautiful"
Hibiscus syriacus cultivars and hybrids in the Spring Meadow Nursery’s Evaluation
Cultivar:
‘Admiral Dewey’
Pure white, double flowers slightly larger than ‘Jeanne d’Arc’
‘Albus Plenus’
Similar or the same a ‘Jeanne d’Arc’
‘Aphrodite’
UDNA triploid, single, lavender pink, large thick flowers
‘Ardens’
Double, lilac purple with a darker center, fading to blue
‘Armande’
Single lavender with a red eye, medium size blooms
‘Beatrice’
Single, rich pink to pale red, red eye, medium sized flower
‘Blue Bird’
Syn. ‘Oiseau Bleu’, single blue, often generic for any single blue. Often displays weak growth.
‘Blushing Bride’
Double to semi-double, light pink, similar to ‘Leopoldii’
‘Boule de Feu’
Carnation-like double of good size, red-pink similar to Lucy but the flowers are larger and fuller. Similar or the same as ‘Duc de Brabrant’
‘Brendon Springs’
Single, clear lavender purple
‘Celestial Blue’
Same as ‘Coelestis’
‘Cicola’
Double, small white with red eye, similar to ‘Speciosa’ and ‘Elegantissima’
‘Coelestis’
Single, blue with a red eye, smaller flowers than ‘Blue Bird’
‘Collie Mullens’
Double, purple-red with a red eye, small flowers
‘Diana’
UDNA triploid, single, white, large thick flowers
‘Dorothy Crane’
Single, white with a red eye. Notcutts introduction.
‘Duc de Brabrant’
Carnation-like double, much like ‘Boule de Feu’, perhaps slower growing
‘Elegantissima’
Double, white with red eye, small bloom, similar to ‘Cicola’
‘Freedom’
Double to semi-double, mauve pink-red, large compared to most doubles, big healthy leaves
‘Floru’ VIOLET SATIN(R)
Single, deep violet-pink with a deep red center, good growth
‘Gussie’
Double, light pink-white with a red eye, similar to ‘Lady Stanely’ and ‘Leopoldii’
‘Hamabo’
Single, pale pink with a red eye, good flower size, old cultivar
‘Hamabo ex France’
Similar in all accounts to ‘Hamabo’, reported to be stronger growing.
‘Helene’
UDNA triploid, single, white with red eye, large thick flowers
‘Jeanne d’Arc’
Double, pure white, small bloom size, similar to ‘Admiral Dewey’ and ‘Ranuculiflorus’
‘Lady Stanley’
Double, light pink with red eye, dirty looking nearly identical to ‘Blushing Bride’, ‘Gussie’ and ‘Leopoldii’
‘Lenny’
Single, pale mauve
‘Leopoldii’
Double, light pink with red eye, small see ‘Lady Stanley’
‘Lohengrin’
Single, white, red eye, (H. syriacus x H. paramutabilis) large flowers and large leaves
‘Lucy’
Double, reddish-pink, floppy habit
‘Marina’ BLUE SATIN(R)
Single, deep blue, large flowers, strong growth
BLUSH SATIN(R) ‘Mathilde’
Single, blushed pink especially in bud and when unfolding, large flowers, similar to ‘Hamabo’ but with strong growth
‘Mauve Queen’
Single, dark pinkish purple, small trumpet like singles
‘Meehanii’
Single, light lavender with a red eye, moderate size, yellow and green variegated foliage, weak and slow growing
‘Melrose’
Single, white with a red eye, slight trumpet shaped, medium sized bloom’, from Belgium
‘Melwhite’
Single, pure white and not eye, otherwise similar to above
‘Maike’
Single, rich pink, moderate bloom size, some petaloid stamen, originates from Germany
‘Minerva’
UDNA triploid, single, pale lavender, large lowers
‘Monstrosus’
Single, white with red eye, similar to Dorothy Crane
‘Notwoodone’ LAVENDER CHIFFON
Anemone flowered single with a puff of stamenoid petals in center, strong growing, lavender
‘Notwoodtwo’ WHITE CHIFFON(R)
Anemone flowered single with a puff of stamenoid petals in center, strong growing, pure white
‘Oiseau Bleu’
See ‘Blue Bird’
‘Paeoneflorus’
Double, light pink
‘Pink Giant’
Single, clear pink, good growth, upright habit
‘Pink Flirt’
Single, lavender colored flowers – not pink
‘Puniceus Plenus’
Double, red-pink, similar to ‘Lucy’ cleaner and tighter flower
‘Purpureus Variegatus’
Dark maroon buds that never open fully, creamy yellow and green variegated foliage, clean, superior to ‘Meehanii’
‘Ranunculiflorus’
Double, small pure white flowers
‘Red Heart’
Single, white with a red eye, strong growth
‘Roseus Plenus’
Double, pink with a red eye, dirty flower, weak growth
‘Rubus’
Single, reddish pink with red eye
‘Sky Blue’
Single, light blue with a small red eye, weak growth
‘Snowdrift’
Single, small pure white flowers, compact growth
‘Speciosus’
Semi-double-double, flowers small white with a red eye
‘Tosca’
Single, lavender with a red eye, (H. syriacus x H. paramutabilis) large flowers and large leaves
‘Totus Albus’
Single, pure white, weak growth and bloom
‘W.R. Smith’
Single, pure white with wavy margin, compact
‘Wavecrest’
Single, lavender flowers of moderate size
‘Woodbridge’
Single, reddish-pink with a red eye, mixed up in the US with a lavender flowered plant