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Classification:
2 Y-R[ 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, 1994
Seed Parent: 
Achduart 3 Y-O 
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1972
2-17-54 (Spry x de Navarro seedling) x Vulcan
Achduart
Pollen Parent: 
Trudie May 3 Y-OOR 
G.W.E. Brogden, New Zealand
Year of first flowering: 1978
Dimity x Orator
Trudie May
Seedling Number:
30-94
Pedigree Chart:
Pedigree TreeClick this icon to display the Pedigree Chart for Redline
Descendants:
None
Comments

A very round flower, with a flat red cup. When it opens, it looks the best, but the color of the perianth fades quickly, becoming light yellow, almost beige.

Origin of Name

The name comes from the make of a set of lawn bowls.

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RedlineRedline, 2 Y-R, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11171 Kirby Fong, USARedlineRedline, 2 Y-R, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #11170 Kirby Fong, USARedlineRedline, 2 Y-R, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 1994
Photo #10467 Gordon Coombes, New Zealand