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Wessex Hardy
- Tube color : red
- Sepal color : red (57B)
- Corolla color : purple (77A), pink (57C) at its base
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : red
- Tube shape : medium length, thick
- Tube dimensions : 13mm x 9mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : red (57B)
- Sepal color lower : slightly lighter (58B)
- Sepal shape : half up
- Sepal tips : recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 25mm long x 13mm wide
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : purple (77A), pink (57C) at its base
- Corolla mature color : slightly lighter (74A/57D)
- Corolla shape : bell shape
- Corolla silhouette : no flare
- Petal margins : turned under, smooth
- Corolla dimensions : 25mm long x 35mm wide
- Petaloid color :
- Petaloid dimensions :
STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : 19mm below corolla
- Filaments : pink (57C)
- Anthers : brown (177A)
- Pistil : 38mm below corolla
- Style : pale pink (62B)
- Stigma : brown
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
- Nectary :
MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
- Flower size : medium
- Flower display :
- Flower bud : Rounded box shaped, pointed
- Habit : upright
- Branching :
- Hardiness: H2/H3
- Height :
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- Light/Climate : full sun and is cold weather hardy to 15ºF
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
- Remarks : Native growing fuchsia does not lend itself to training with plant approximately 4 ft. x 3 ft across
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- Year (of registration) : 1986
- Year of introduction :
- Year of hybridisation :
- Breeder (or finder) : Luther Derek J.
- Introducer :
- City :
- Country : United Kingdom
- Tested :
- Distinguished by : very hardy, tidy heavy bloomer with clean foliage, stood test of time
- AFS : 1979
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- NKvF :
- BFS :
- Parentage : unknown X unknown
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : mid-green (137A)
- Foliage color lower side : slightly lighter (138B)
- Leaf dimensions : 57mmx 38mm
- Leaf shape : cordate
- Leaf margin :
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : cordate
- Pubescence :
- Veins : green
- Stems : red
- Branches : red
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