Sepal color upper : orange rose, rich salmon, tinged yellow at tips
Sepal color lower :
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
Flower bud :
Habit : upright/trailing
Branching :
Hardiness: H1
Height :
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