BANJO BIRD (Reed, 2006) 30”  M  5”  ev.dip. BANJO BIRD is out of Oklahoma Kicking Bird, and has the rose color of its parent, and some evergreen tendencies.  It has been hardy here in zone 6.   It is a pretty bright rose pink, with good branching.  But its main interest is the degree to which it has polytepal blooms.  In 2005 more than 50% of the blooms were polytepal; in 2006 the percentage was much lower (along with other polytepals in the garden, for no defined reason). With no guarantee of consistency, I offer this cultivar with potential for breeding polytepals in  rose pink colors.