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Golden Spade
- Tube color : red (46C/D)
- Sepal color : red (46D) [more red in sun]
- Corolla color : pinkish red (51B)
- Flower : double
- Habitus : trailing
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : red (46C/D)
- Tube shape : long , medium thick
- Tube dimensions : 48mm x 9mm
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : red (46D) [more red in sun]
- Sepal color lower : orangish pink (43C/D)
- Sepal shape : horizontal
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 43mm long x 12mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : pinkish red (51B)
- Corolla mature color : orangish red (43C/D)
- Corolla shape : Inner petals are conically rolled in
- Corolla silhouette : Half flared, outer petals flared
- Petal margins : wavy
- Corolla dimensions : 25mm long x 30mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 12mm below corolla
- Filaments : light pink (49C)
- Anthers : light yellowish orange (19B)
- Pistil : 35mm below corolla
- Style : orangish red (47C)
- Stigma : pink (48D)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : double
- Flower size :
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : Long ovate pointed
- Habit : trailing
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as : basket
- Light/Climate : overhead filtered light in a cool climate
- Optimal light conditions : filtered light
- Remarks : Award of Merit, VKC Holland 1986
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- Year (of registration) : 1987
- Year of introduction :
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- Breeder (or finder) : de Graaff Herman J.
- Introducer :
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- Country : The Netherlands
- Tested : 3 years in Lisse, The Netherlands
- Distinguished by : corolla color
- AFS : 2185
- NBFK :
- NKvF : 1220
- BFS :
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : light olive green (146B) flushed red in sun
- Foliage color lower side : slightly lighter (147C)
- Leaf dimensions : 65mm long x 38mm wide
- Leaf shape : elliptic to ovate
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence : yes
- Veins : red
- Stems : greyed brown
- Branches : red
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