Name (A-Z)
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Color |
Approx. Height / Shape |
Doc's Remarks |
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Adelaide Dunbar  |
Double Purple w/ white
in center |
10' |
A Classic. See at pansy bed at Highland Park. |
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| Agincourt Beauty |
Deep dark single purple |
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Very large florets; like bunches of grapes
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| Agness Smith |
White |
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Late bloomer, similar to Anna Amhoff
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| Alba |
Single White
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12' |
Vigorous upright grower; also known as Common White or "Old fashion white"
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| Albert Holden |
Single Purple w/ silver underside |
8' |
Reminds some of 'Sensation' |
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| Alvan R. Grant |
Red / purple buds open to purple |
8' |
Named for late Supt. of Parks, Monroe County |
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| Angel White |
Single white w/ recurved petals |
10' |
Highly rated; Good in warmer climates |
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| Anna Amhoff |
White w/ pink tips
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4'-6' |
Late bloomer; Compact plant w/ cone-shaped blooms
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| Annabel |
Double pink
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8'-10'
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Mixture of dark and light pinks; early bloom
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| Arch McKean |
Single dark magenta fades to puple centers |
8'-10' |
Large flowers, large petals; one of Fiala's finest
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| Assessippi |
Single Lavender |
10' |
Very early, abundant flowers |
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| Atheline Wilbur |
Semi-double; orchid-rose violet |
10' |
Unique color combo |
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| Aucubaefolia |
Double blue, lilac
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8'-10' |
Unique, variegated leaf of gold, green
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| Avalanche |
Single white |
9' round, compact |
Very fragrant; robust grower; good in south
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| Beauty of Moscow |
Rose buds, pink to white double flowers |
10'-12' Train to small tree or shrub |
Doc's All-Time Favorite, Very Fragrant |
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| Belle De Nancy |
Double pink
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10' |
Nicely formed; rosy florets w/ white centers
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| Blanche Sweet |
Single whitish-blue, tinge of pink |
8' |
Early; Unique color range |
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| Burgundy Queen |
Single dark purple
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Needs study
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New variety; Roundish flowers like radiant hydrangeas
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| California Rose |
Single. Clear, light pink |
8' |
Good in warmer climates |
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| Charles Joly |
Double, dark purple
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8'-10' narrow, upright
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Long lasting; A best-seller!
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| Charles Lindbergh |
Single, violet-blue |
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Unusual color |
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| Common Lilac |
Classic lavender purple
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10'-12' |
Old fashioned, very fragrant lilac
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| Common White New |
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**See "Alba"**
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| Congo |
Single purple w/ wine-red
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Dependable, long time favorite; very fragrant
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| Dark Night |
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| Declaration |
Single Magenta |
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Good southern plant |
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| Donald Wyman |
Single, purple
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6'-8'
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Different foliage, aroma; darkest of late- bloomers
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| Duc De Massa |
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Multi-petal, powder blue
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8'
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Huge flowers; a bouquet "must"
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| Edith Cavell |
Double white
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10'-12'
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Old favorite; parent of the famous 'Rochester'
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| Edward J. Gardner |
Double pink, dark purple buds
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10'-12'
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Two-toned appearance
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| Ellen Willmott |
Double white |
10'-12' round |
Dependable bloomer; forms nice round shrub |
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| Esther Staley |
Magenta opening to pink
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Early, heavy bloomer. Tall
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| Etna New |
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| Excel |
Single, lilac purple
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10'-12' |
Large flower spikes; good in warmer climates
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| Fiala Remembrance |
Double, creamy flowers turn white |
8' |
Large, individual florets |
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| Flower City |
Single, multi petaled, violet-purple |
8'
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Silver underside appears frosted
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| Frank's Fancy |
Single purple |
Needs study |
New; take a chance! |
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| Frederick Douglas |
Single purple-violet buds open to multi-petaled blue
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8' |
Named for Rochester's famous black abolitionist
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| Frederick Law Olmstead |
Single white flowers
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6'-8' compact
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Looks like huge mounds of cotton from a distance; completely cover plant
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| General Sherman |
Single pink fades to white
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10'-12'
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Father Fiala says "Dunbar's finest";
rare, unusual look
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| George Eastman |
Single reddish
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6'-8'
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Small flowers, small leaves; subtle contrast in bouquets
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| Halleluja |
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| Hers |
Single lavender |
5'-6' tall, 8' wide |
Arching, weeping, rare; small flowers, foliage; graft or train to weep |
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| James MacFarlane |
Single pink
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8' |
Upright, somewhat pyramidal; late bloomer
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| Japanese Tree Lilac |
Creamy-white
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20'-25'
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Large flowers; smooth, shiny bark;
blooms June-July
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| John F. Kennedy |
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| Josee ™ |
Deep rose single flowers |
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Reblooms summer, fall; see 'Little-Leaf Lilac' - similar substitute |
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| Korean Lilac |
Single purple buds; lavender flowers
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5'-6' |
Compact beauty! Very fragrant, ideal hedge
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| Kras. Moskvy ** |
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**See "Beauty of Moscow"**
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| Lavender Lady |
Single Lavender
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10'
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Classic, robust and fragrant;
also for warm climates |
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| Lace Leaf |
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| Lilac Sunday |
Single, light purple |
10' tall, 12' wide
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Arching, willowy; 2' long flowers |
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| Little Boy Blue |
Single blue flowers
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4'-6'
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Also called Wonderblue; compact for small spaces
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| Little-Leaf Lilac |
Single magenta buds, lavender-pink flowers |
6'-7' |
Very fragrant; Re-blooms twice at Docs! |
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| L'Oncle Tom New |
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| Lucie Baltet |
Single coppery-pink |
6'-8' |
Unique color-easily managed |
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| Ludwig Spaeth |
Dark Purple
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10'
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Great contrast in bouquets; long flower heads
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| Macrostachya |
Single pink |
8'-10'
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| Maidens Blush |
Bright pink, fade soft pink
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6'-8' |
Hydrangea-like flowers, very early; spicy fragrance
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| Margaret Fenicchia |
Reddish buds open purple-violet |
8'-10' |
Named for famous propagator's wife, Striking! |
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| Marie Frances |
Single salmon-pink |
6'-8' |
Compact, a stand-out pink |
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Martha Stewart New
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Single blue-violet |
8' |
New. Needs study
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| Miss Canada |
Single hot pink fades to soft pink |
6'-7'
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Poodle-shaped; lateral, unique branching; Late bloomer
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| Miss Ellen Willmott |
Double, white |
10' |
Popular since 1903; very large florets |
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| Miss Kim |
Single magenta buds to icy-blue florets |
6'-7' |
Compact, very fragrant. Landscape favorite!
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| Mme. Lemoine |
Double, white |
10'-12'
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Very dependable; very fragrant
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| Monge |
Single dark purple |
10'
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Best selling purple at Rochester Lilac Festival
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| Mrs. W.E. Marshall |
Single, eggplant purple |
8'
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Slow-grower. Always sells out.
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| Mt. Baker |
Single white
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12' |
Early, very fragrant bloomer; fall colors in leaves
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| Nadezhda -or- "Hope" |
Double, purple buds open to light blue
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8'-10'
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Strong grower
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| Nancy Reagan New |
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| Ostrander |
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| Paul Thirion |
Double magenta-purple w/ silvery eye center |
10'
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Robust, dependable
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| Pocahontas |
Purple, some violet
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Early bloomer; loose plant habit
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| Prairie Petite |
Single light purple
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3'-4' compact
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New! Flowers when young. Southern bloomer
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| President Grevy |
Double starry-blue
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10'
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Dependable, old favorite
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| President Lincoln |
Dunbar's blue-est single
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12' Great hedge
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Robust; large flowers, large leaves
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| Primrose |
Single yellow |
8'
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Light green leaves; light color deepens w/ maturity
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| Rochester |
Single white
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6-8' tall, 6-8' wide
flat-topped
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Thick, glossy leaves; Rigid, upright growth; blossoms like candelabras; Very unique, rare
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| Ruhm Von Horstenstein |
Single Magenta
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8'-10' |
Early bloomer; A fast grower
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| Sarah Sands |
Single deep red-purple, rimmed lighter |
8-10'
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"Stop your golf cart - what is that one?!"
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| Sensation |
Purple flowers, white margins
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12'-15' if unpruned |
Robust, tall; Dynamic in bouquets!
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| Sesquicentennial |
Single, violet |
10' |
Very heavy crops of flowers; Fragrant |
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| Silver King |
Whitish, silvery w/ some pink and blue
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A rare variety
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Souvenir D'Mme.
Louis Gialis |
Single white |
10' |
Heavy bloomer; starry white flowers
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| Sylvan Beauty New |
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Southern bloomer
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| Tinkerbelle |
Single, reddish buds open to hot pink
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4'-5'
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Compact eye-catcher
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| Triste Barbaro |
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| Vesper Song |
Single, violet |
6'-8' |
Subtle, open flowers; looking two-toned; Under study |
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| Wedgwood Blue |
Single pink buds open blue |
6'-7'
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Semi-dwarf; neat, tidy plant; very popular
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Wonderblue **
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**See Little Boy Blue** |
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| Yankee Doodle |
Dark purple |
6'-7' |
Semi-dwarf; Father Fiala's darkest purple; Patriotic & Catholic. Buy this one! |
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| Znamya Lenina |
Single, dark magenta-purple |
6'-8'
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Kolesnikov's finest purple! Sells out annually |
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Doc's Varieties
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