Charles Kingsford Smith

  • Tube color : light apple green (145C)
  • Sepal color : pink (55C)
  • Corolla color : red (47B)/very dark purple (187A), coral (37A) at base
  • Flower : double
  • Habitus : upright/trailing
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Description

TUBE

  • Tube color : light apple green (145C)
  • Tube shape : short thick
  • Tube dimensions : 15mm long x 10mm wide

SEPALS

  • Sepal color upper : pink (55C)
  • Sepal color lower : ridged pink (55C)
  • Sepal shape : fully up
  • Sepal tips : thin reflexed green
  • Sepal dimensions : 65mm long x 25mm wide

COROLLA

  • Corolla opening color : red (47B)/very dark purple (187A), coral (37A) at base
  • Corolla mature color : rose (47C)
  • Corolla shape : bell shape
  • Corolla silhouette : fully flared
  • Petal margins : turned under
  • Corolla dimensions : 40mm long x 90mm wide
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STAMENS and PISTIL

  • Stamens : 20mm below corolla
  • Filaments : rose (55B
  • Anthers : dark red purple (60A)
  • Pistil : 35mm below corolla
  • Style : pink/orange red (34B)
  • Stigma : yellow (10B)
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MISCELLANEOUS

  • Flower : double
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  • Flower bud : Long ovate
  • Habit : upright/trailing
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  • Light/Climate : overhead filtered light, cool to warm climate, cold weather hardy to -4°C
  • Optimal light conditions : filtered light
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  • Year (of registration) : 1998
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  • Breeder (or finder) : Southall Ivan
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  • Country : Australia
  • Tested : 6 years in Healesville, Victoria, Australia
  • Distinguished by : bloom color and size
  • AFS : 4012
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FOLIAGE

  • Foliage color upper side : dark green (137A)
  • Foliage color lower side : medium green (147B)
  • Leaf dimensions : 90mm long x 55mm wide
  • Leaf shape : cordate
  • Leaf margin : serrate (coarsely toothed)
  • Leaf tip : acute
  • Leaf base : cordate
  • Pubescence :
  • Veins : red, green
  • Stems : red
  • Branches : red

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