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'Watchet'

Watchet

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Cultivar Name 'Watchet'
Reference Number T28-10
Parentage 'Amagasa' x ('Louise Gable' x Tama-giku')
Published Source ARS 31(2):121-2; IRR 1977 (in RH 1977:125)
Spring Leaf Narrowly elliptic 38mm:1-1/2" x 13mm:1/2"
Foliaceous Calyx (6mm:1/4") 2mm:1/16" light green
Corolla Size and Shape Diameter: 89mm:3-1/2"
Cone height: 25mm:1"
No. of lobes: 5
Alt. diameter: 76mm:3"
Alt. cone ht.: 44mm:1-3/4"
Petal length : 58mm :2-5/16"
Form: Single; widely funnel-shaped; lobes wavy to slightly frilled
Corolla Color As Registered
RHS 49B (moderate Pink); dorsal lobes faintly spotted RHS 49A (strong Pink)

Measured 1992-93:
92: RHS 48D (strong Pink) / RHS 55C (light purplish Pink)
93: RHS 48D / RHS 49A (strong Pink)

Flowers/Bud 1-3 fls./bud
Habit Dwarf [low]; broad, branching well (dense)
Flowering Period Late May

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