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'Mrs. Villars'

Mrs. Villars

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Cultivar Name 'Mrs. Villars'
Reference Number T23-10
Parentage 'Oakland' x 'Heiwa'
Published Source IRR 1984/85 (in RH 1985/86:105)
Spring Leaf Elliptic to narrowly obovate 44mm:1-3/4" x 20mm:13/16"
Foliaceous Calyx 6mm:1/4" strong Yellow Green (144B)
Corolla Size and Shape Diameter : 95mm:3-3/4"
Cone height: 45mm:1-3/4"
No. of lobes: (5-)6
Alt. diameter: 85mm:3-3/8"
Alt. cone ht.: 37mm:1-7/16"
Petal length : 56mm:2-3/16"
Form: Single; broadly funnel-shaped; lobes broad, overlapping; margins frilled
Corolla Color As Registered
White, or sometimes tinted or marked with RHS 43C-44D (deep yellowish Pink) to RHS 43D (strong yellowish Pink); occasionally almost selfed; throat yellowish White; spotted RHS 182B (grayish Red), or RHS 61B (strong purplish Red) over strong color

Measured 1992-93:
92: self-RHS 44D / RHS 43C (deep yellowish Pink)
93: self-RHS 39B (deep yellowish Pink) / RHS 42D (moderate reddish Orange)

Flowers/Bud 1-2 fls./bud
Habit Low to medium height, mounding, fairly dense
Flowering Period End of May

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