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Melissa Heavens
- Tube color : claret rose (50B)
- Sepal color : claret rose (50A) on the upper surface
- Corolla color : fuchsia purple (67B)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : claret rose (50B)
- Tube shape : short, medium thick
- Tube dimensions : 7mm x 5mm
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : claret rose (50A) on the upper surface
- Sepal color lower : crimson (52A)
- Sepal shape : fully up
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 28mm long
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : fuchsia purple (67B)
- Corolla mature color : tyrian purple (61C)
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : three quarter to fully flared
- Petal margins : wavy
- Corolla dimensions : 16mm long x 28mm wide
- Petaloid color :
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STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 15mm below corolla
- Filaments : empire rose (48D)
- Anthers : crimson
- Pistil : 28mm below corolla
- Style : empire rose
- Stigma : creamy
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
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- Flower bud : Short pointed
- Habit : upright
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as : upright
- Light/Climate : filtered light
- Optimal light conditions : filtered light
- Remarks : take heavy feeding and responds well to pinching
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- Year (of registration) : 1985
- Year of introduction :
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- Breeder (or finder) : Heavens Melissa
- Introducer :
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- Country : United Kingdom
- Tested : 3 years in E. Anglia, England
- Distinguished by : prolific erect blooms
- AFS : 1842
- NBFK :
- NKvF : 2714
- BFS :
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : green (137B)
- Foliage color lower side : slightly lighter (137D), slight pubescence
- Leaf dimensions : 45mm x 20mm
- Leaf shape : lanceolate
- Leaf margin : entire (smooth)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : pale green
- Stems : pale green
- Branches : pale green
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