‘Phillip’

 

Name	Synonym of	Register number	Applicant
'Phillip'		SRL-Rhi-XXXX-280	Michael J. Viray

Hybridizer	Country	Hybridizer reference	Name giver
Unknown	Japan		Whittons Greenhouses

Name year	Group	Growth habit	Seedling/Sport
	GRAE

Pod parent	Pollen parent	Pollination year	Color
pod parent unknown	pollen parent unknown		pink

Flower class	Color composition	Flower size	Petal form
	orange-pink-pink

Recurved	Stamen color	Style color	Fruit color

Fruit edged	Flower description	Clades color	Clades size
	attractive flowers are bright candy pink with broader than normal elliptical petals. Lower petal halves and throats are a light orange hue. This orange extends up the midribs on some petals. 6-7 lobed white stigmas are present. Mature buds are blunt and peachy pink.

Reference	Comments	Grower	Distributor
SRL Registration	phylloclades exhibit 3 axils along each margin. This cultivar appears to lack a burgundy margin trait (based on the pictures). This might be present under different growing conditions. Each side axil holds a rudimentary bristle that disappears on older phylloclades. Each apex has numerous short, fine bristles. Commercially distributed by Whittons Greenhouses as Phillip. Randy Whitton stated it originated from Japan.		Whittons Greenhouses