Cherry Pie a la Mode

We finally have enough of Cherry Pie a la Mode to offer it for sale. We offered it for sale too soon and sold out, and since it is not the fastest increaser, we had to wait for a while to build up our stock.

We knew Cherry Pie a la Mode would be an introduction from its first bloom. Its scape is an average of 29 inches tall with an average of 4 way branching and 19 buds. The scape to fan ratio is quite good too. A six fan clump in our garden produced 6 scapes and then showed instant rebloom. It blooms early midseason with 6 inch flowers. The foliage is semi-evergreen and it's a tetraploid. The flowers are near white to cream (sometimes with a pale pink shade) with a rose red eye and a partial matching picotee edge. This one is a great grower in our garden. It is fertile both ways, but the pollen is especially powerful. We are growing many seedlings from this variety. (Empire of Dawn and Dusk X Ruby Lipstick)

Cherry Pie a la Mode