‘Holmesby Red’ [Winton-R]
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Holmesby Red' [Winton-R] | SRL-Rhi-XXXX-118 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Winton | Australia |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod parent unknown | pollen parent unknown | red |
| Color temperature sensitive | Flower length | Flower width | Petal form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurved | Stamen color | Style color | Fruit color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit edged | Flower description | Phylloclades length | Phylloclades width |
|---|---|---|---|
| light red with fuchsia or magenta edges. Funnel to wheel shaped flowers are 4.5 cm. in length and 6 cm. in width. Petals are obovate with pointed tips. Frontal view petal count is 14. Pistil is pale yellowish red to pale mauve with 7 large stigma lobes. Filaments are pale yellowish red darkening to pale mauve at the top. Ovary is 0.8 cm., 5 angled, yellow green with a red-bronze hue. Form is funnel-shaped to star-shaped. Flower is similar to R. gaertneri in form. |
| Reference | Comments | Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meier 1995: 20; E.B. Hoare Notes: B1-8 | matte mid green phylloclades with 2 - 4 heavily bristled lateral areoles per side. Linear areole is semi-round with 1 cm. long yellow-green bristles. Obtained by Des Ellery from Betty Winton. |