Elizabeth May
Classification:
2 W-P[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1998
Hybridizer:

M.E. (Spud) Brogden

Normanby, New Zealand. In partnership with G.W.E. Brogden from 1968; trading as Brogden Bulbs from 1989 (with G.W.E. Brogden until 1993)

M.E. (Spud) BrogdenM.E. (Spud) Brogden
, North Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2012
Seed Parent: 
Aimee Joy 2 W-P 
G.W.E. Brogden, New Zealand
Year of first flowering: 1981
(Caro Nome x Debutante) x Dear Me
Aimee Joy
Pollen Parent: 
Dailmanach 2 W-P 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1972
Inverpolly x de Navarro 797 [(Interim x Salmon Trout) x Rosedew]
Dailmanach
Seedling Number:
BB 3-04-2
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 105mm wide; perianth segments 45mm long, very broad, rounded at apex, white, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower; corona 35mm long, bowl-shaped, ribbed, deep pink, mouth flared and lobed, with rim rolled and crenate. Sunproof.

Origin of Name

Named in honor of Spud Brogden’s mother-in-law.

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Elizabeth MayElizabeth May, 2 W-P, M.E. (Spud) Brogden, New Zealand, 2012
Photo #49402 Kirby Fong, USA