‘Rita’ [Ellery]
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Rita' [Ellery] | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0351 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. truncata var. delicata | 'Ben' | 1976 | purple |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| upper petals lavender mauve with silvery bases and centers. Upper petals have a distinct keel line to their reverse sides. Lower petals crimson rose with darker lavender-mauve edges. Upper petals spatulate with pointed tips. Lower petals obovate with acute to obtuse tips. Tube very pale lavender mauve. Filaments tinted pale lavender mauve on their upper halves. Flower length 8 cm. Upper width 5.5 cm., lower width 4 cm. Tube length 3.5 cm. Ovary receptacle 0.75 cm., small, upturned, five angled, bronze amber. Flowers are a normal shape. Flowers mid May to early June (Australia). |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery Note Card BV17 & 20; CSJNSW September 1990; E.B. Hoare Notes: A6-4-4; McM&H 1995: 136; SRL Team | phylloclades have 2-3 small, forward facing dentations per marginal edge. Basal dentations are rudimentary. Areole notches are shallow. |
| Grower | Distributor |
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