The Robin Hill Azaleas
'Sir Robert'

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Cultivar Name	'Sir Robert'
Reference Number	T15-8
Parentage	('Glacier' x 'Tama- giku') x 'Getsu- toku'
Published Source	ARS 37(2):114; IRR 1983/84 (in RH 1984/85:96)
Spring Leaf	Narrowly elliptic 64mm:2-1/2" x 19mm:3/4"
Foliaceous Calyx	6-7mm:1/4" x 16mm :5/8" light green
Corolla Size and Shape	Diameter: 89mm:3-1/2" Cone height: 51mm:2" No. of lobes: 5-6 Alt. diameter: 88mm:3-7/16" Alt. cone ht.: 30mm:1-3/16" Petal length : 60mm:2-3/8" Form: Single; openly funnel-shaped; lobes very broad, wavy
Corolla Color	As Registered Tints of RHS 55D (pale purplish Pink); throat lighter; unmarked [markings RHS 54B (deep purplish Pink); spotted RHS 56A (pale purplish Pink) or, over markings, RHS 61B (strong purplish Red)] Measured 1992-93: 92: axial-RHS 55C (light purplish Pink) / RHS 54D (moderate purplish Pink) 93: axial-RHS 55C (light purplish Pink) / RHS 48D (strong Pink)
Flowers/Bud	2 fls./bud
Habit	Low, rounded, branching well with stiff upright branches
Flowering Period	Early June

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