Steve's Favorite
Classification:
2 W-GRR[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Registered:
Yes, 2000
Seed Parent: 
Ken's Favorite 2 W-P 
Murray Evans, United States
Year of first flowering: 1968
Cordial x Caro Nome
Ken's Favorite
Pollen Parent: 
Quasar 2 W-PPR 
Murray Evans, United States
Year Registered: 1977
Cordial x Precedent
Quasar
Seedling Number:
83-1-8
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fl. almost rounded, 85 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, mucronate, shouldered at base, spreading, with margins incurved, smooth and of heavy substance, with midrib showing, overlapping; the inner segments slightly narrower; corona bowl-shaped, smooth, pinkish red, shading to a deeper tone at rim, and with a small area of green at base, mouth ribbed and a little flared, wavy, with rim dentate and slightly flanged. Sunproof. Sweetly scented. Resembles an improved ‘Quasar’ with wider perianth segments and a more strongly colored corona.

Origin of Name

Named because it was one of Steve Vinisky’s (of Oregon, U.S.) favorites when he visited Oakwood.