126. Stefania di Butera
CODICE: 126
Morphological characteristics
FLOWER
- FLOWER
- Formal double or rose form
- DIAMETER
- 8,0 – 9,0 cm
- DEPTH
- Formal double or rose form
- SIZE
- Medium
- PETALS
- Number: 35 - 64
Shape: Heart-shaped, occasionally rounded (outer petals), elliptical (inner petals)
Surface: Convex
Margin: Incised
Color: Strong Purplish Red (58 C) - STAMEN
- Number: 0
Disposition: -
Filament’s color: -
Anther’s color: - - PETALOIDS
- Number: 8 - 37
Disposition: Regular - VARIEGATIONS
- Type: Central stripe
Color: Pale Purplish Pink (65 D) - OTHER FEATURES/NOTES
- Other features/ notes: Evident veining
LEAF
- LUNGTH
- 9,0 – 10,0 cm
- WIDTH
- 3,5 – 6,0 cm
- SHAPE
- Blade: Ovate
Apex: Acute
Margin: Finely serrated - COLOR
- Upper page: 147 A
Lower page: 146 A
Plant observed
- Location
- San Secondo di Pinerolo, Park of Miradolo Castle (TO)
- Number
- 126
- Origin of the mother plant
- Villa Durazzo Pallavicini (Genoa) – N. 82
- Blooming
- Period: Medium early - late Density: Low
- Where to observe the same variety
- Isola Bella – Stresa (VB)
Historical and bibliographical information
- Origin
- Italian
- Year of constitution
- 1871 circa
- Breeder
- Franchetti - Firenze
- Synonyms
- -
- First known description
- Reale Società Toscana di Orticoltura, 1876, Bollettino: “Very large flower, perfectly imbricated, bright rose.”
- Additional citations
- E.G. Henderson & Son, 1871, Spring Catalogue, p.50 Mercatelli, 1882, 1909-1910, Catalogo. Scarlatti, 1889, 1891-92. Rovelli, 1896-97,1902-03, 1915, Catalogo. P. Hillebrand, G. Bertolazzi, 2011, Antiche Camelie – parchi e giardini del Lago Maggiore, p.358.
- First known illustration
- -
- Additional illustrations
- -
- Notes and remarks
- -
