Rewa
Classification:
2 W-O[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Tall - greater than 67.5 cm (26.6 in)
Registered:
Yes, before 1928
Seed Parent: 
Bernardino 2 W-YYO 
Philip John Worsley, England
Year Registered: 1907
Lulworth x Duchess of Brabant
Bernardino
Pollen Parent: 
Fortune 2 Y-O 
Walter T. Ware, England
Year Registered: 1917
Sir Watkin x Blackwell
Fortune
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
2 times as seed,1 time as pollen
Comments

Fl. rounded; perianth segments very broadly ovate, rounded at apex, prominently mucronate, pure white, spreading, a little concave either side of broad midrib, overlapping half; the inner segments only very slightly mucronate, with margins wavy and sometimes notched near mid-point; corona broad bowl-shaped, smooth, bright pinkish apricot orange, mouth expanded, split in places and overlapping, loosely frilled, rim minutely ribbed. Resembles ‘Bernardino’ in coloring and ‘Fortune’ in form.

Origin of Name

Named for the British India steamship “Rewa” where the hybridizer, Dr. Lower, served as a surgeon in 1898-1899.