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Soleil du Luxembourg
- Tube color : red (52A)
- Sepal color : red (53D)
- Corolla color : magenta (58B)/reddish purple (74A) veined red (53D)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : red (52A)
- Tube shape : medium
- Tube dimensions : 12mm long
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : red (53D)
- Sepal color lower : lighter (52A)
- Sepal shape : horizontal
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 30mm long x 15mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : magenta (58B)/reddish purple (74A) veined red (53D)
- Corolla mature color :
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : one quarter flared
- Petal margins : smooth turned under
- Corolla dimensions : 22mm long x 20mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : extend 10mm below corolla
- Filaments : magenta (58B)
- Anthers : red (53D)
- Pistil : 25mm below corolla
- Style : magenta (58B)
- Stigma : yellow (10C)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size :
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : Cordate
- Habit : upright
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as :
- Light/Climate : filtered light to full sun in a warm climate
- Optimal light conditions : bright light. Cold weather hardy to 39°F
- Remarks :
- Named : Sun of Luxembourg’, the raiser lives in Luxembourg province in Belgium
- Synonyms :
- Lookalikes :
- Year (of registration) : 1989
- Year of introduction :
- Year of hybridisation :
- Breeder (or finder) : Murru Victoire
- Introducer :
- City :
- Country : Belgium
- Tested : 5 years in Lottert, Belgium and introduced in 1983
- Distinguished by : profuse blooms, tube elongation
- AFS : 2511
- NBFK :
- NKvF : 2846
- BFS :
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : medium green (146A)
- Foliage color lower side : yellowish green (146B)
- Leaf dimensions : 38mm long x 22mm wide
- Leaf shape : ovate
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : light yellowish green (146D)
- Stems : brown (176B)
- Branches : greyish purple (183C)
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