Description
TUBE
- Tube color : magenta (58B)
- Tube shape : long & thin
- Tube dimensions : 25mm long x 5mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : dark reddish purple (60B)
- Sepal color lower : dark reddish purple (60B)
- Sepal shape : horizontal
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 34mm long x 16mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : purple (N79C)
- Corolla mature color : dark reddish purple (61A) & reddish purple (61B)
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : one quarter flared
- Petal margins : smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 30mm long x 34mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 7mm below corolla
- Filaments : dark reddish purple (60B)
- Anthers : dark purple (N79B)
- Pistil : 24mm below corolla
- Style : dark reddish purple (60B)
- Stigma : pink (62C)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : double
- Flower size : large
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : globular
- Habit : trailing
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as : basket or upright (with support)
- Light/Climate : warm climate, heat tolerant if shaded
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
- Remarks :
- Named : Name in English: “The Shire” from “Lord of the Rings” – a lightly forested hill country in Eriador inhabited by hobbits. The home of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins- also a fantasy shop in Dortmund based on Lord of the Rings book by Tolkien
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- Lookalikes :
- Year (of registration) : 2009
- Year of introduction :
- Year of hybridisation : 2006
- Breeder (or finder) : Burkhart Wade
- Introducer :
- City :
- Country : Germany
- Tested : 4 years in Bavaria, Southern Germany
- Distinguished by : bloom color combination
- AFS : 7100
- NBFK :
- NKvF :
- BFS :
- Parentage : Georg Glossner X Katrien Michiels
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : dark green (137A)
- Foliage color lower side : medium green (137C)
- Leaf dimensions : 82mm long x 44mm wide
- Leaf shape : ovate
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : red
- Stems : red
- Branches : reddish brown