Capitol Hill
Classification:
2 Y-YYO[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Year of first flowering:
1960
Registered:
Yes, 1979
Registrant:

William O.(Bill) Ticknor

William O.(Bill) Ticknor
Seed Parent: 
Bastion 1 Y-Y 
Guy L. Wilson, Northern Ireland
Year Registered: 1944
Counsellor x open pollinated
Bastion
Pollen Parent: 
(
Nanking 2 Y-R 
J. Lionel Richardson, Ireland
Year Registered: 1939
Marksman x Penquite
Nanking
x
Ambergate 2 O-O 
Dennis B. Milne, England
Year Registered: 1950
(Hades x Killigrew) x Cornish Fire
Ambergate
)
Seedling Number:
106
Chromosomes:
28
Fertility:
Both Seed and Pollen fertile
Used as parent:
2 times as seed, 2 times as pollen
Comments

Fl. 105 mm wide; perianth segments brilliant greenish yellow, flushed with a slightly darker tone, overlapping; corona medium to light orange, paling towards base, mouth expanded and frilled, rim flanged and crenate. Slightly scented.