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The Robin Hill Azaleas
'Whitehead'
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| Cultivar Name | 'Whitehead' |
| Reference Number | T2-4 |
| Parentage | 'Glacier' x 'Getsu- toku' |
| Published Source | IRR 1984/85 (in RH 1985/86:111) |
| Spring Leaf | Elliptic 40mm:1-9/16" x 20mm:13/16" |
| Foliaceous Calyx | 5mm:3/16" strong Yellow Green (144B) |
| Corolla Size and Shape |
Diameter: 80mm:3-1/8"
Cone height: 30mm:1-3/16" No. of lobes: 5-6 Alt. diameter: 85mm:3-3/8" Alt. cone ht.: 30mm:1-3/16" Petal length : 53mm:2-1/16" Form: Single; broadly funnel-shaped; lobes broad, overlapping |
| Corolla Color |
As Registered White, frequently with flush of RHS 55C (light purplish Pink) spreading from axis of each lobe; or variously flecked, striped, sectored, or selfed RHS 50B (deep Pink); prominently spotted RHS 60B (strong purplish Red)
Measured 1992-93: |
| Flowers/Bud | 1 fl./bud |
| Habit | Low, mounding, dense |
| Flowering Period | End of May/early June |
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