1977, Roe
'Buttonwillow' (Bernice Roe, R. 1976). Seedling# G-9-1. TB, 36" (91 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards light citrus lemon; falls citrus lime; lemon-yellow beard. Seedling# B-22-4: ('Blarney Stone' x ('Cool Valley' x ('Frances Kent' x 'Pinnacle'))) X seedling# C-1: (('Cool Valley' x green seedling) x 'Cool Valley'). Pacific Coast Hybridizers 1977.
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BUTTONWILLOW (Bernice Roe), a by-product of Bernice's green amoena breeding, has light lemon-yellow standards and lime-yellow falls. All petals are full, wide and rounded. The standards are closed and the wide falls flared. The healthy, free-growing plants plants produce several bloom stalks per plant, as well as leaving generous increase. (Blarney Stone x ((Frances Kent x Pinnacle) x 62-1) X ((Cool Valley x green seedling) x Cool Valley). $25.00. [“And For 1977—, Pacific Coast Hybridizers.” Advertisement. AIS Bulletin #224(Winter 1977): 90.] |
From AIS Bulletin #224 Winter 1977 Introducing BUTTONWILLOW (Bernice Roe), a by-product of Bernice's green amoena breeding, has light lemon-yellow standards and lime-yellow falls. All petals are full, wide and rounded. The standards are closed and the wide falls flared. The healthy, free-growing plants plants produce several bloom stalks per plant, as well as leaving generous increase. (Blarney Stone x ((Frances Kent x Pinnacle) x 62-1) X ((Cool Valley x green seedling) x Cool Valley). $25.00. Pacific Coast Hybridizers. |
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