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

David Adams

Christchurch, New Zealand

David Adams
, South Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2022
Seed Parent: 
Peach Prince 4 W-O 
Murray Evans, United States
Year of first flowering: 1975
Pink Chiffon x [(Siam x Radiation) x Cordial]
Peach Prince
Pollen Parent: 
Bell seedling
Seedling Number:
93/18B
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. star-shaped, 100mm wide; perianth segments 42mm long, ovate, blunt, mucronate, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping one-third; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base; corona 39mm long, cylindrical, smooth, mouth flared and wavy, with rim rolled and dentate. Early to mid-season.  Sunproof.

Origin of Name

Named for raiser’s wife.

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