Description
TUBE
- Tube color : light pink (65B)
- Tube shape : medium length and thickness
- Tube dimensions : 14mm long x 5mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : rose (55B)
- Sepal color lower : dark rose (54B)
- Sepal shape : horizontal
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 33mm long x 10mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : light purple (78B)
- Corolla mature color : dark purple (78A)
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : one quarter flared
- Petal margins : turned under smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 19mm long x 14mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 7mm below corolla
- Filaments : reddish purple (61B)
- Anthers : magenta (71C)
- Pistil : 10mm below corolla
- Style : rose (68C)
- Stigma : pale yellow (18D)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size :
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : ovate
- Habit : upright/trailing
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as : upright
- Light/Climate : full sun
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
- Remarks : Certificate NBFK at Meise
- Named : translates to ‘Aarschot Pearl’, Aarschot is a Belgian city
- Synonyms :
- Lookalikes :
- Year (of registration) : 2002
- Year of introduction :
- Year of hybridisation :
- Breeder (or finder) : Willems Alfons
- Introducer :
- City :
- Country : Belgium
- Tested : 3 years in Rillaar, Belgium
- Distinguished by : stalked petals when mature
- AFS : 4890
- NBFK : 481
- NKvF :
- BFS :
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : dark green (136A)
- Foliage color lower side : medium green (139C)
- Leaf dimensions : 47mm long x 25mm wide
- Leaf shape : ovate
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : plum (183B)
- Stems : yellowish green (144B)
- Branches : light green (143C)