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Rita´s Rocket
- Tube color : scarlet
- Sepal color : scarlet (19/2)
- Corolla color : claret rose (HCC 21/1)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : trailing
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : scarlet
- Tube shape : long & thin
- Tube dimensions : 51mm long x 7mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : scarlet (19/2)
- Sepal color lower :
- Sepal shape : half down
- Sepal tips : reflexed
- Sepal dimensions : 64mm long x 7mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : claret rose (HCC 21/1)
- Corolla mature color :
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : no flare
- Petal margins : smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 19mm long x 16mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 19mm below corolla
- Filaments : plum (187D)
- Anthers : brown
- Pistil : does not extend below corolla
- Style : rhodamine red
- Stigma : white
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size :
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : Long
- Habit : trailing
- Branching :
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as : basket
- Light/Climate : overhead filtered light
- Optimal light conditions : filtered light
- Remarks :
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- Year (of registration) : 1987
- Year of introduction :
- Year of hybridisation :
- Breeder (or finder) : Sharpe/Proffit
- Introducer :
- City :
- Country : New Zealand
- Tested : 4 years near Mt. Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand
- Distinguished by : bloom length and color, growth habit
- AFS : 2093
- NBFK :
- NKvF :
- BFS :
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : sage green (861)
- Foliage color lower side : slightly lighter (861/1)
- Leaf dimensions : 76mm long x 51mm wide
- Leaf shape : cordate
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : pale green
- Stems : pale pink
- Branches : red
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