‘Melinda’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Melinda' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0846 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin B. Hoare | Australia | cross #4/1980 | Edwin B. Hoare |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Watsons Purple' | 'Kimberley' | 1980 | purple |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| butterfly type (strongly recurved petals). Carmine violet overlaid red violet with silvery throat and orange mid stripe. Tube is silvery, overlaid with pale red violet. Petals are very broad, spatulate with obtuse tips. Flower length 8 cm. Width 3.5 cm. Ovary receptacle 0.8 cm., small, pear shaped, reddish hued green. Flowers normal to butterfly shaped. Blooms late April to mid June (Australia). |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.B. Hoare message to Des Ellery, November 3, 1983; CSJNSW June 1986; E.B. Hoare Notes: A6-3-1; McM&H 1995: 134 |
| Grower | Distributor |
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