Rio Blanco
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Classification:
1 W-W[ Trumpet Long-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
2001
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: 
Silent Valley 1 W-GWW 
Tom Bloomer, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1964
Rashee x Empress of Ireland
Silent Valley
Pollen Parent: 
Panache 1 W-W 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1962
(Courage x Broughshane) x Empress of Ireland
Panache
Seedling Number:
32-01
Pedigree Chart:
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Descendants:
None
Comments

Double triangle, 112mm; perianth segments 43mm long, very broadly ovate, spreading, smooth; corona 49mm long, funnel-shaped, smooth, mouth flared and lobed, w/rim rolled; sweetly scented.

Origin of Name

Named Rio Blanco for its ice white color.

Synonyms:

'Snowy Owl#'

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Rio BlancoRio Blanco, 1 W-W, Colin Crotty, New Zealand, 2008
Photo #47316 Colin Crotty, New Zealand