Croydon Gold

  • Tube color : coral (45D)
  • Sepal color : blood red (45B)
  • Corolla color : violet (83A) flushed dusty pink (50C) at the base with rose vein (50A)
  • Flower : single
  • Habitus : upright
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Description

TUBE

  • Tube color : coral (45D)
  • Tube shape : medium length, thin
  • Tube dimensions : 13mm x 7mm

SEPALS

  • Sepal color upper : blood red (45B)
  • Sepal color lower : slightly creped claret rose (50A)
  • Sepal shape : half up
  • Sepal tips : recurved
  • Sepal dimensions : 35mm long x 16mm wide

COROLLA

  • Corolla opening color : violet (83A) flushed dusty pink (50C) at the base with rose vein (50A)
  • Corolla mature color :
  • Corolla shape : rolled
  • Corolla silhouette : no flare
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  • Corolla dimensions : 25mm long x 25mm wide
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STAMENS and PISTIL

  • Stamens : 16mm below corolla
  • Filaments : pink (54A)
  • Anthers : pink (54A)
  • Pistil : 21mm below corolla
  • Style : cardinal red (53C)
  • Stigma : maroon
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MISCELLANEOUS

  • Flower : single
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  • Flower bud : Pointed oval shaped
  • Habit : upright
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  • Suitable as : strong compact bush, pot plant or upright
  • Light/Climate : Heat tolerant if shaded and cold weather hardy to 30º F
  • Optimal light conditions : filtered light
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  • Year (of registration) : 1985
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  • Breeder (or finder) : Newley Maureen & Peter
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  • Country : Australia
  • Tested : 4 years 35 miles southwest of Sydney, Australia
  • Distinguished by : bright foliage color and variegation, free blooming
  • AFS : 1922
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FOLIAGE

  • Foliage color upper side : variegated citrus green (151A) in the center of the leaf with olive green (153B) irregular margins and blotches
  • Foliage color lower side : olive khaki (152C) in the center, margins dull gold (153C), some branches having only all butter yellow (153D) leaves with red veins
  • Leaf dimensions : 70mm x 41mm
  • Leaf shape : ovate
  • Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
  • Leaf tip : acute
  • Leaf base : rounded
  • Pubescence :
  • Veins : red
  • Stems : red
  • Branches : red

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