Milkwood
Classification:
11a W-Y[ Split-Cupped Collar ]
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, 2008
Seed Parent: 
Colblanc 11a W-GWW 
J. Gerritsen and Son, the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1973
Cassata x Echo
Colblanc
Pollen Parent: 
seedling
Seedling Number:
26-94
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

double triangle, 122mm; perianth segments 40mm long, very broadly ovate, spreading; corona segments 33mm long, split to base, the 6 segments each closely overlying a perianth segment, 2/3 the length and of the same width, bi-lobed, pale creamy yellow; strongly scented.

Origin of Name

Named because the perianth is the color of creamy milk.

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MilkwoodMilkwood, 11a W-Y, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 2008
Photo #10390 Gordon Coombes, New Zealand