‘Ruth’
Photo: Charmaine Harper
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Ruth' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-1135 |
| 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' | 1977 | red |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| white_red_red |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrow, elliptical petals with acute tips have white bases suffusing red pink at their centers. Margins and apexes are bright red. Apical petals are largest. Tubes are white. A lengthy, magenta-red style extends a lighter color stigma well past the anthers. Des described 'Ruth' as "a pink flower fusing to a red edge". |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery Note Card BV26; CSJNSW September 1990 |
| Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|