M. 'Ballyrogan'
Synonymous with, or a selection from M. ‘Lingholm'.
Introduced by: G. Dunlop, pre-1997. Named by: G. Dunlop.
Registered by: E. Stevens, 2015.
Flowering: mid-May to late June. Sky blue, lateral to half-nodding shallowly bowl-shaped flowers. Broadly ovate petals, slightly waved at their margins.
Emerging foliage: Densely covered in short pale hairs.
Mature foliage: Basal leaves are ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic with shallow crenate-dentate teeth on their margins and long petioles.
Fruit capsule: Narrowly ellipsoid and covered with pale straw-coloured bristles with white tips. Long style.
Etymology: Formerly known under the invalid name “Ballyrogan Form” this cultivar was named after Ballyrogan Nursery, Northern Ireland which is owned by G. Dunlop.