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Strike the Viol
- Tube color : light coral (38A) & red (46C)
- Sepal color : dark red (47A)
- Corolla color : orange (29A) edged pink (62A)
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : light coral (38A) & red (46C)
- Tube shape : long & thick
- Tube dimensions : 34mm long x 11mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : dark red (47A)
- Sepal color lower : dark orange red (34A)
- Sepal shape : fully down
- Sepal tips : reflexed
- Sepal dimensions : 15mm long x 7mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : orange (29A) edged pink (62A)
- Corolla mature color : reddish purple (67A)
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : no flare
- Petal margins : smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 8mm long x 6mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : do not extend beyond the corolla
- Filaments : light orange (39C)
- Anthers : light yellow (4C)
- Pistil : 1mm beyond the corolla
- Style : coral (39B)
- Stigma : orangy red (39A)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size :
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- Flower bud : triphylla shaped
- Habit : upright
- Branching : self branching
- Hardiness:
- Height :
- Suitable as : upright
- Light/Climate : filtered light
- Optimal light conditions : filtered light
- Remarks : Nomination by NKVF as recommendable cultivar
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- Year (of registration) : 2013
- Year of introduction :
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- Breeder (or finder) : de Cooker Mario
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- Country : The Netherlands
- Tested : 8 years in Ohé en Laak, The Netherlands
- Distinguished by : leaf & flower color contrast.(Note: The viol is an old English stringed musical instrument)
- AFS : 8166
- NBFK :
- NKvF : 5015
- BFS :
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : dark green (147A)
- Foliage color lower side : very dark purple (187A)
- Leaf dimensions : 67mm long x 39mm wide
- Leaf shape : elliptic
- Leaf margin : serrate (coarsly toothed), wavy
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : rounded
- Pubescence :
- Veins : red
- Stems : red
- Branches : red
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