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Catharina Fontijn

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Cultivar
Catharina Fontijn
Originator
van der Valk / van der Zwet
Group
Lactiflora
Date
1952
Country
Netherlands

Pink double, very fragrant. The color fades from an “old pink,” through blush, and eventually to off white. The parentage is unknown. It was common practice for raisers of lactifloras simply to collect open-pollinated seeds from their better varieties and select from the best of the resulting seedlings.

Reference: 2013-368:019