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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: Franck, MA, (NL)
Year Introduced: 1988
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Elegant and lovely, excellent in containers or summer bedding, superb display on an easy to grow plant.

Tube: Pale orange 39C with hint of lilac, long and slender.

Sepals: Pale orange above, rose pink 49B below with tiny green recurved tips. Quite long, held just below horizontal.

Corolla: Lilac rose pink 50D, 1/4 flared, short, pleated petals.

Foliage: Mid green.

Parentage: Leverkusen x unknown.

AFS 2849, NKvF 1862

ANNIEK GEERLINGS - No. 2849 (Franck, 1991)

Single. Upright

Half flared 9-10mm (3/8") long x 5-6mm (1/8-1/4") wide COROLLA opens pink (50D) maturing to light rose (50C) with wavy petal edges

Horizontally held 22-24mm (7/8-1") long x 7-8mm (1/4") wide SEPALS are light orange (39C) on the upper surface, light pink (49B) on the lower surface with green recurved tips

Proportionately medium thickness 26mm (1") long x 7-8mm wide light orange (39C) TUBE is proportionately long

STAMENS extend 8-9mm beyond corolla with pink (49A) filaments and light yellow (11C) anthers

PISTIL extends 15-17mm (5/8") beyond corolla with pink (49A) style and light yellow orange (19B) stigma

Long ovate BUD

FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) on the upper surface, medium green (137C) on the lower surface with 50-55mm (2-2 1/8") long x 30-32mm (1 1/8-1 1/4") wide ovate shaped leaves, serrulate edges, acute tips and rounded bases

Veins, stems and branches are green

PARENTAGE: Leverkusen x unknown

Medium upright

Prefers full sun with best bloom color in bright light

Award of Merit, VKC Aalsmeer, The Netherlands

Tested 3 years in Leiden, The Netherlands and introduced in 1988

Distinguished by: bloom color and shape.

Awards
Other Awards VKC AM
Flower Size
Medium (3 - 4.5cm) #
Flower Type
Single #
Habit
Upright Bush #
Hardiness
H2 (Min 1°C to 5°C) #
Properties
Tubular Flower #