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Careless Whisper
- Tube color : light coral (38A)
- Sepal color : white
- Corolla color : rose (55B)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : light coral (38A)
- Tube shape : long, thin
- Tube dimensions : 22mm long x 8mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : white
- Sepal color lower : white
- Sepal shape : horizontal
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 21mm long x 7mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : rose (55B)
- Corolla mature color : rose (55B)
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : no flare
- Petal margins : wavy
- Corolla dimensions : 10mm long x 15mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 1mm below corolla
- Filaments : pale lavender (65D)
- Anthers : yellowish white (158A)
- Pistil : does not extend below corolla
- Style : white
- Stigma : cream (158D)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size :
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : Triphylla shape
- Habit : upright
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
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- Suitable as : upright
- Light/Climate : filtered light
- Optimal light conditions : bright to filtered light
- Remarks : VKC Aalsmeer 2000
- Named : Whisper was the name of the breeders daughters dog
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- Year (of registration) : 2011
- Year of introduction :
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- Breeder (or finder) : de Cooker Mario
- Introducer :
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- Country : The Netherlands
- Tested : 3 years in Ohé en Laak, The Netherlands
- Distinguished by : unique colored flowers in racemes contrasting with green leaves
- AFS : 7639
- NBFK :
- NKvF : 4770
- BFS :
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : dark green (137A)
- Foliage color lower side : medium green (138B)
- Leaf dimensions : 71mm long x 43mm wide
- Leaf shape : elliptic
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : cordate
- Pubescence :
- Veins : reddish
- Stems : red
- Branches : red
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