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Apricot Slice
- Tube color : light coral (38A)
- Sepal color : coral (37A)
- Corolla color : light coral (38A)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : light coral (38A)
- Tube shape : medium thick, long
- Tube dimensions : 32mm long x 7mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : coral (37A)
- Sepal color lower : pink (37C)
- Sepal shape : half down
- Sepal tips : green recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 32mm long x 7mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : light coral (38A)
- Corolla mature color :
- Corolla shape : bell shape
- Corolla silhouette : one quarter flared
- Petal margins : smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 19mm long x 19mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : are level with corolla edge
- Filaments : cream
- Anthers : light yellow
- Pistil : 13mm below corolla
- Style : light coral
- Stigma : cream
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size :
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : Long pointed
- Habit : upright
- Branching :
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as :
- Light/Climate : prefers a cool climate, heat tolerant if shaded
- Optimal light conditions : filtered light
- Remarks :
- Named : popular NZ cake made of apricots and coconut
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- Year (of registration) : 1990
- Year of introduction :
- Year of hybridisation :
- Breeder (or finder) : Sharpe/Proffit
- Introducer :
- City :
- Country : New Zealand
- Tested : 4 years in New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Distinguished by : bloom color, vigorous growth
- AFS : 2531
- NBFK :
- NKvF :
- BFS :
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : dark green (137A)
- Foliage color lower side : medium green (138B)
- Leaf dimensions : 70mm long x 38mm wide
- Leaf shape : cordate
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : light pink
- Stems : darker pink
- Branches : red
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