California Classic
Classification:
3 Y-R[ Small-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1975
Hybridizer:

Robert E. Jerrell

Robert E. Jerrell
, California, USA
Registered:
Yes, 2010
Registrant:

Tom Stettner

Tom Stettner
, Ohio, USA
Seed Parent: 
Falstaff 2 Y-O 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1960
Ceylon x 2Y-R seedling~ (Narvik x Marksman)
Falstaff
Pollen Parent: 
Armada 2 Y-O 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1938
15/7 {[Princess Mary x (Emperor x King Alfred)] x Fortune} x Cornish Fire ?
Armada
Seedling Number:
J 68-8-8
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. forming a double triangle, 89mm wide; perianth segments 38mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, yellow, with a slight white mucro, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments much narrower, shouldered at base, less prominently mucronate; corona 12mm long, cup-shaped, smooth, mouth expanded, a little wavy and lightly lobed, with rim entire.

Origin of Name

Named by the registrant, Tom Stettner, in honor of the hybridizer, who was a classic California gentleman.