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
- Petal margins :
- 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
- Branching :
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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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- Parentage : sport Canary Bird X
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