Special Envoy
Classification:
2 Y-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Early to Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, 1991
Registrant:
, England, UK
Seed Parent:
Meldrum 1 Y-Y
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1976
Arctic Gold x 2-13-61 {[Bastion x (Nanking x Ambergate)] x Caramba}
Meldrum
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1976
Arctic Gold x 2-13-61 {[Bastion x (Nanking x Ambergate)] x Caramba}
MeldrumPollen Parent:
Gold Convention 2 Y-Y
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1978
[(Galcador x seedling) x 1Y-Y seedling (Kingscourt x Home Fires)] x [Strathkanaird x Richardson 1Y-Y (seedling~ x Home Fires)]
Gold Convention
John S.B. Lea, England
Year Registered: 1978
[(Galcador x seedling) x 1Y-Y seedling (Kingscourt x Home Fires)] x [Strathkanaird x Richardson 1Y-Y (seedling~ x Home Fires)]
Gold ConventionSeedling Number:
8-21-78
Descendants:
None
Comments
Fl. 96 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, concave at margins, very smooth; corona funnel-shaped, with mouth flared.
Received the Royal Horticultural Society(RHS) Award of Garden Merit(AGM) in 1998 and the award was rescinded by the RHS in 2012.
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Special Envoy, 2 Y-Y, John S.B. Lea, England, 1991
Photo #49112 Paul Barlow, Scotland
Special Envoy, 2 Y-Y, John S.B. Lea, England, 1991
Photo #6020 George Tarry, England
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