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Fred Shephard
- Tube color : red (52A)
- Sepal color : red (52A)
- Corolla color : purple (83C), light rose (73B) at base veined red (52A)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright/trailing
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : red (52A)
- Tube shape : short thin, narrows at base
- Tube dimensions : 8mm long x 4mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : red (52A)
- Sepal color lower : creped red (52A)
- Sepal shape : horizontal
- Sepal tips : paler recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 25mm long x 7mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : purple (83C), light rose (73B) at base veined red (52A)
- Corolla mature color : dark violet (87A), light rose (73B) at base veined red (52A)
- Corolla shape : straight
- Corolla silhouette : no flare
- Petal margins : turned under
- Corolla dimensions : 13mm long x 10mm wide
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STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 7mm below corolla
- Filaments : red (52A)
- Anthers : red (52A)
- Pistil : 13mm below corolla
- Style : red (52A)
- Stigma : cream
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
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- Flower bud : Ovate
- Habit : upright/trailing
- Branching : self branching
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- Light/Climate : full sun
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
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- Year (of registration) : 1996
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- Breeder (or finder) : Holmes Ron
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- Country : United Kingdom
- Tested : 5 years in Edenbridge, Kent and Southern England UK and to be introduced in 1997
- Distinguished by : appears disease free, profuse blooms
- AFS : 3514
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FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : medium green (137C)
- Foliage color lower side : light olive green (148B)
- Leaf dimensions : 32mm long x 19mm wide
- Leaf shape : lanceolate
- Leaf margin : serrate (coarsely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
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- Veins : Veins are light green
- Stems : dull red
- Branches : dull red
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