Ahmed Aga (Clarence G. White, 1953). Blend of violet, lavender, buff, and chamois. Of unknown parentage but
counted as a 44-chromosome amphidiploid. Limited number of registered offspring, all fully fertile but little used.
In the following pedigrees, links to Ahmed Aga are
shown in red.
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AFGHANISTAN (William Maryott, 1981). S pale yellow; F antique yellow with maroon ray pattern at beard. Bethlehem Star X W. Wilkes W-1:
((Ahmed Aga x Kalifa
Gulnare) x (Jallah-ah-Din x Sidi Pasha)). |
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Halfbred |
AL BAYDA (Eric Silvera, R. 1968). Kalifa Gulnare seedling X
(Ahmed Aga x Kalifa Gulnare seedling). S orchid; F purple. No information on introduction found in AIS Checklists. |
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Halfbred |
SAIDA WALLID (Gordon Loveridge, 1970). WO-2 X
Ahmed Aga. Opens dark red, quickly changes to paler rose-red or pink; amber styles, brown beard, linear crimson signal. |
Background color indicates fertility.
See Fertile Families.
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