‘Pink Star’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Pink Star' | SRL-Rhi-XXXX-178 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery/Edwin B. Hoare | Australia |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pink |
| Flower class | Color composition | Flower size | Petal form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurved | Stamen color | Style color | Fruit color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color | Clades size |
|---|---|---|---|
| funnel form, half opened flowers have pale mauve pink petals with deeper pink bases. Flower length is 3 cm., width is 4 cm. Petals are obovate with acute to obtuse tips. Frontal view petal count is 16. Pistil is pale mauve with 5 white stigma lobes. Filaments are red violet. Ovary is 0.6 cm., with 5 fluted ribs, apple green on a funnel form. Note: R. 'China Maid' has more rounded petal tips. |
| Reference | Comments | Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meier 1995: 21; E.B. Hoare Notes: B1-11 | mid green, small, longish, thick segments with 3 - 4 sides. New growth is very bristly, yellow green with red tips. Older growth supports fewer bristles. |