First flowering seedling. I am pretty happy with this one. Great colour, balance and shape. The only thing is it is a bit small (23.5 cm NS and DS 5.1 cm). But I was away for two months while the flowers were developing, and the buds were just about to open when I got back. The plant was bone...
Proportionally, it is a bit out. The petals are very long relative to the rest of the flower. Never going to be awarded. But I still like it. It looks different. It is a unique looking roth. A keeper in my eyes.
I have never seen a Lady Isobel look even remotely like that. Primary hybrids are pretty stable. They don't fluctuate wildly from one extreme to another. I could believe it was Lady Isobel x stonei. I guess another possibility is it is a Lady Isobel secondary hybrid (ie Lady Isobel x Lady...