Merels Favourite
Classification:
2 W-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:

Karel J. van der Veek

b 1937 d 2003

Burgerbrug, Holland

Karel J. van der Veek
, the Netherlands
Registered:
Yes, 2011
Registrant:

C. Kuiper and Son

C. Kuiper and Son
Awards:

TGA Award

This plant earned the Trial Garden Award (TGA).

Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2010.TGA 2010; 
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 120mm wide; perianth segments 50mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, yellowish white, spreading, with margins a little incurved, with midrib showing, of membranaceous to heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments significantly narrower, shouldered at base, a little inflexed; corona 40mm long, cylindrical, smooth, vivid yellow, mouth expanded, neatly ribbed, a little wavy, with rim flanged and crenate. Sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Named for the wife of the Heath’s friend Arie Kruyer.

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Merels FavouriteMerels Favourite, 2 W-Y, Karel J. van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #53418 Brent and Becky Heath, USAMerels FavouriteMerels Favourite, 2 W-Y, Karel J. van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #50289 Brent and Becky Heath, USAMerels FavouriteMerels Favourite, 2 W-Y, Karel J. van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #36910 Rose Bradley, USAMerels FavouriteMerels Favourite, 2 W-Y, Karel J. van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #32461 Carlos van der Veek, the NetherlandsMerels FavouriteMerels Favourite, 2 W-Y, Karel J. van der Veek, the Netherlands, 2011
Photo #14531 Kirby Fong, USA