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EMPIRE QUEEN
(August Moon x Tet Texas Whopper Stopper) X Felicia Grace
Carpenter, Fall '03, tet, Dor-M, re, 26", 5 way branching with a bud count of 25; 6" sculpted, embossed and ruffled sunshine yellow self. Gorgeous bloom and excellent grower but slow increaser. I don't have enough heat during its bloom season to get the extreme sculpting growers further south do. Pollen is good but pods are reluctant unless under shade cloth. This plant has really come into its own now that it is well-established. More sculpting is evident and pods are easier although it still must be under shadecloth to set. Photo taken in my garden 6/05.