Aurora Superba

  • Tube color : light apricot, rich salmon
  • Sepal color : orange rose, rich salmon, tinged yellow at tips
  • Corolla color : dark orange rose, orange scarlet
  • Flower : single
  • Habitus : upright/trailing
  • Parentage : X

Description

TUBE

  • Tube color : light apricot, rich salmon
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SEPALS

  • Sepal color upper : orange rose, rich salmon, tinged yellow at tips
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  • Sepal shape : horizontal, broad
  • Sepal tips : reflexed
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COROLLA

  • Corolla opening color : dark orange rose, orange scarlet
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STAMENS and PISTIL

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MISCELLANEOUS

  • Flower : single
  • Flower size : large
  • Flower display : hanging
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  • Habit : upright/trailing
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  • Hardiness: H1
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  • Suitable as : standard, pyramid
  • Light/Climate : needs heat
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  • Remarks : large long flowers, often confused with Lord Lonsdale which has longer flowers, more robust foliage, lighter coloured corolla with larer petals, less green at sepal tips end more free in flowering, according to Boullemier the information in Journal of Horticulture 1879 p 177 suggests the correct name is ‘Aurea superba’ and the origin is American with Cannell bing the introducer to Britain
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  • Lookalikes : Lord Lonsdale
  • Year (of registration) : 1879
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  • Breeder (or finder) : unidentified
  • Introducer : Cannell H.
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  • Country : United Kingdom
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  • NKvF : 1036
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  • Parentage : X

FOLIAGE

  • Foliage color upper side : light green
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