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The Robin Hill Azaleas
'Early Beni'
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| Cultivar Name | 'Early Beni' |
| Reference Number | N26-6 |
| Parentage | 'Louise Gable' x ('Oakland' x (Indian hybrid "No.1" x 'Carol')) |
| Published Source | ARS 31(2): 118; IRR 1977 (in RH 1977: 112) |
| Spring Leaf | Elliptic 29mm:1-1/8" x 13mm:1/2" |
| Foliaceous Calyx | 5mm:3/16" moderate Yellow Green |
| Corolla Size and Shape |
Diameter : 64mm:2-1/2"
Cone height: 25mm:1" No. of lobes: 5+5+ps Alt. diameter: 70mm:2-3/4" Alt. cone ht.: 33mm:1-5/16" Petal length : 48mm:1-7/8" Form: Double to irregular double; hose-in- hose plus petaloid stamens; openly funnel-shaped; lobes wavy |
| Corolla Color |
As Registered RHS 43B (vivid reddish Orange)
Measured 1992-93: |
| Flowers/Bud | 1-3 fls./bud |
| Habit | Semidwarf [low], upright, branching well |
| Flowering Period | Early May |
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