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Cissbury Gem
- Tube color : red (45D)
- Sepal color : red (45D)
- Corolla color : phlox pink (62B), neyron rose (55A) veins
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : red (45D)
- Tube shape : short, medium thick
- Tube dimensions : 10mm long x 7mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : red (45D)
- Sepal color lower : dark pink (47D)
- Sepal shape : half up
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 44mm long x 10mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : phlox pink (62B), neyron rose (55A) veins
- Corolla mature color :
- Corolla shape : almost square
- Corolla silhouette : no flare
- Petal margins : smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 25mm long x 19mm wide
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STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 13mm below corolla
- Filaments : red (45C)
- Anthers : red (45C)
- Pistil : 19mm below corolla
- Style : red (45C)
- Stigma : red (45C)
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
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- Flower bud : Cylindrical, tapers gradually to a point
- Habit : upright
- Branching : self branching
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- Light/Climate : full sun
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
- Remarks : some shade needed for show quality. Vigorous and fairly weather resistant but cold causes new foliage to bronze slightly
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- Year (of registration) : 1986
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- Breeder (or finder) : Hobbs Leslie
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- Country : United Kingdom
- Tested : 5 years in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
- Distinguished by : bloom color does not fade
- AFS : 1968
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- NKvF : 4083
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FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : midgreen (137B)
- Foliage color lower side : lighter (138B)
- Leaf dimensions : 59mmx 29mm
- Leaf shape : lanceolate
- Leaf margin : serrate (coarsely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : red
- Stems : red
- Branches : reddish green
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