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

Colin Crotty

Geraldine, New Zealand

Colin Crotty

Colin (left) and son-in-law Gordon Coombe

Colin Crotty
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2003
Seed Parent: 
Silver Convention 1 W-W 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1978
1-47-64 (Passionale x Rose Royale) x 1-25-62 (Passionale x Rose Royale)
Silver Convention
Pollen Parent: 
Blanco Sol 2 W-W 
Colin Crotty, New Zealand
Year of first flowering: 1986
Seafarer x Canisp
Blanco Sol
Seedling Number:
3-03
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. 100 mm. Diameter; perianth is a double triangle in shape; corona is long and tapering. First flowered in 2003.

Origin of Name

Named for its seedling No. 3-03, which is the bore size of a large rifle.

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High CalibreHigh Calibre, 2 W-W, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 2003
Photo #49121 Colin Crotty, New Zealand