Karel J. van der Veek
b 1937 d 2003
Burgerbrug, Holland
Karel J. van der VeekC. Kuiper
C. KuiperFl. 100mm wide; perianth segments 45mm long, broadly oblong in outline, rounded at apex, mucronate, pale greenish yellow, with moderate yellowish pink at base and light greenish yellow at apex, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base, broadly ovate, blunt, less prominently mucronate; corona 40mm long, cylindrical, smooth, strong yellowish pink, with strong orange towards rim, mouth flared, lightly ribbed, wavy and irregularly six-lobed, with rim crenate. Sunproof. Sweetly scented.
Named by Cees Kuiper because this is a pretty Italian name.
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