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The Robin Hill Azaleas
'La Belle Helene'
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| Cultivar Name | 'La Belle Helene' |
| Reference Number | V2-3 |
| Parentage | Glacier' x 'Lady Louise' |
| Published Source | ARS 37(2):113; IRR 1983/84 (in RH 1984/85:86) |
| Spring Leaf | Elliptic 70mm:2-3/4" x 29mm:1-1/8" |
| Foliaceous Calyx | 5mm:3/16" light green |
| Corolla Size and Shape |
Diameter : 76mm:3"
Cone height: 25mm:1" No. of lobes: 5 Alt. diameter: 65mm:2-9/16" Alt. cone ht.: 28mm:1-1/8" Petal length : 42mm:1-5/8" Form: Single; flat, saucer shaped [very widely funnel-shaped]; lobes wavy |
| Corolla Color |
As Registered [Matte] White with broad RHS 63C (strong purplish Pink) irregular edging; very faint dorsal blotch [spotting]
Measured 1992-93: |
| Flowers/Bud | 1-2 fIs./bud |
| Habit | Dwarf [low, very] broad, rounded, branching well |
| Flowering Period | Late May |
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