‘Albert Namatjira’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Albert Namatjira' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0009 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des & Merriel Ellery | Australia |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Christmas Cheer' | 'White Christmas' | orange |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| flower is orange apricot with pale silvery magenta pink throat. Upper petals are round spatulate with cuspidate tips. Lower petals are sagittate with obtuse tips. Tube is 3.5 cm. with pale silvery magenta pink. Flower length is 7.5 cm. Upper width is 2.5 cm. and lower width is 3 cm. Ovary receptacle is 0.7 cm., upturned, faintly angled, apple green. Flower is bell to reverse umbrella shape. Flowering season in Australia is June. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery Note Card G1; E.B. Hoare Notes A6-6-1; McM&H 1995: 122 | pollination date: May 24, 1983. First flowering: May 14, 1986. Named with permission, in honor of deceased Aboriginal Arrernte artist Albert Namatjira, whose paintings often depicted colors similar to this flower. Note: McM& H 1995: 122, had pod and pollen donor information reversed. Des Ellery's Note Card G1 depicted 'White Christmas' as the pollen parent. |
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