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Whistling Rufus
- Tube color : red (53B/C)
- Sepal color : red (53C)
- Corolla color : magenta
- Flower : single
- Habitus : upright
Description
TUBE
- Tube color : red (53B/C)
- Tube shape : long & thin
- Tube dimensions : 31mm long x 2.5mm wide
SEPALS
- Sepal color upper : red (53C)
- Sepal color lower : slightly lighter (50A)
- Sepal shape : half down
- Sepal tips : green recurved
- Sepal dimensions : 15mm long x 6mm wide stalked
COROLLA
- Corolla opening color : magenta
- Corolla mature color :
- Corolla shape :
- Corolla silhouette : one quarter flared
- Petal margins : irregularly toothed
- Corolla dimensions : 15mm long x 6mm wide
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STAMENS and PISTIL
- Stamens : do not extend below corolla
- Filaments : dark rose (52B)
- Anthers : dark rose (54A)
- Pistil : 3mm below corolla
- Style : red (52A)
- Stigma : pale yellow (4D)
- Pedicel :
- Ovary :
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MISCELLANEOUS
- Flower : single
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- Flower bud : Long pointed
- Habit : upright
- Branching :
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- Light/Climate : full sun in a cool climate
- Optimal light conditions : bright light
- Remarks : Award of Merit 1988, VKC, The Netherlands
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- Year (of registration) : 1989
- Year of introduction :
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- Breeder (or finder) : de Graaff Herman J.
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- Country : The Netherlands
- Tested : 4 years in Lisse, The Netherlands
- Distinguished by : bloom shape
- AFS : 2521
- NBFK :
- NKvF : 2997
- BFS :
FOLIAGE
- Foliage color upper side : dark green (137A)
- Foliage color lower side : medium green (137C)
- Leaf dimensions : 60mm long x 25mm wide
- Leaf shape : elliptic
- Leaf margin : serrulate (finely toothed)
- Leaf tip : acute
- Leaf base : obtuse
- Pubescence :
- Veins : light yellow green
- Stems : light yellow green flushed red
- Branches : reddish
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