BRENDA NEWBOLD (1998)
ca. 28in, MID, 6in, NOCT, DOR, "Soft, pale
pink with apple-green heart and chartreuse throat."
With widely-spaced two to three-way branching,
ca. 25 - 30 buds, nocturnally-opening flowers, the soft pale pink over faintest
melon base with glowing apple green heart, excellent growth and pleasant
ascending-arching foliage and productive pod and pollen fertility, I felt
that it was destined for introduction and distribution. Gasps were heard
among garden visitors when BRENDA NEWBOLD was in full bloom. Much admired
by Diana Grenfell on a visit to the garden in 1997. In the garden, the colour
is soft and clear, the throat glows green and chartreuse, the flower form
is a huge star with rippled edges and gentle twists. Illustration below
is typical.
Growth is good and it is completely hardy, but
increase can be between moderate and good depending on soil content and
position in the garden. When moved to the nursery where we have deep, alluvial,
sandy soil, the scapes on BRENDA NEWBOLD and others that had remained relatively
short for the past five years, planted in a drought-prone garden on a hillside,
grew taller and produced better branching. An excellent garden plant for
the north, this one has also been trialled in Louisiana, USA and seems to
like the heat as well, becoming very crispate. In cooler climates, the crispation
is less. Rave reviews from England where it grows very well and puts on
a magnicifent display!
Named for a dear friend and enthusiast for the
Exotic Forms.