‘Irene’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Irene' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0486 |
| 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' | red |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| apricot rose with silvery bases. Lower petals orange rose with silvery base. Tube very pale silvery magenta pink. Upper petals obovate with acute to pointed tips. Lower petals elliptic with obtuse tips. Flower length 7.5 cm. Upper and lower widths 3.5 cm. Tube length 3.5 cm. Ovary receptacle 1 cm., upturned, slightly angled, opaque yellow. Flowering early May to mid June. Des Ellery description and McM&H description: similar but less detailed. Slightly deeper color than cv. 'Sonata' (E.B. Hoare). |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery Note Card BV 22; E.B. Hoare Notes: A6-6-4; McM&H 1995: 127 |
| Grower | Distributor |
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