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Charles Edward
- Tube color : pale orange (29C)/green
- Sepal color : dark rose (51A) flushed green
- Corolla color : purple (88A), white at base, veined red
- Flower : double
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : pale orange (29C)/green
- Tube shape : medium
- Tube dimensions : 19mm long x 10mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : dark rose (51A) flushed green
- Sepal color lower : creped red (50A)
- Sepal shape : half up
- Sepal tips : green recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 32mm long x 13mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : purple (88A), white at base, veined red
- Corolla mature color : reddish purple (74B), white at base, veined red
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : three quarter flared
- Petal margins : wavy
- Corolla dimensions : 76mm long x 51mm wide
- Petaloid color : same color as corolla
- Petaloid dimensions : 19mm long x 16mm wide
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 32mm below corolla
- Filaments : red (50A)
- Anthers : peach (38B)
- Pistil : 38mm below corolla
- Style : red (52A)
- Stigma : rose (48B)
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : double
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- Flower bud : Cordate shaped
- Habit : upright
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- Hardiness: yes H2/H3
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- Light/Climate : overhead filtered light, cold weather hardy to 15°F
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
- Remarks : also known as Charles Edward Forward, easy to grow, height 60 cm
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- Year (of registration) : 1992
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- Breeder (or finder) : Rolt Gwen
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- Country : United Kingdom
- Tested : 5 years in Bedfordshire, England UK and introduced in 1988
- Distinguished by : hardy double
- AFS : 2713
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FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : medium green (146A)
- Foliage color lower side : yellowish green (146B)
- Leaf dimensions : 89mm long x 38mm wide
- Leaf shape : elliptic
- Leaf margin : serrate (coarsely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : reddish brown (178A), medium green (146A) on the lower surface
- Stems : reddish brown (178A)
- Branches : dark greyish purple (183A)
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