■(TB) 'Spillway'
1975, Clough
'Spillway' (
William Clough, R. 1974). Seedling# RW8-ED71-1. TB, 31" (79 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards snow white; falls snow white around hafts and down 1/3 (almost in shape of "V"), lower 2/3 deep reddish purple; orange-yellow beard tipped white. Seedling# RW8-699: ((
'Toll Gate' x ((
'Mary Randall' x
Ranger') x
'May Hall')) x sibling) X
'Emma Cook'. Clough 1975.
See below:
References:
|From AIS Bulletin #218 July 1975 Introducing SPILLWAY (Clough '75). Sdlg. RWB-EC71-1, 32". Nothing like this one. Snow white standards and deep purple on falls. The standards are closed and snow white, which spills onto the upper third of the falls almost in the shape of a V. The remainder of the flaring falls is a deep reddish purple, more on the purple side. Beard orange-yellow tipped white. Good branching, clean white hafts. Only 5 buds, but flowers last several days. RWB-699: ((Toll Gate X
(May Hall x Ranger)) x sib) X Emma Cook. Pod fertile. $25.00. w. H. Clough.|
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