Napoléon 
Nathan Rhys 
Free flowering and easy to grow, very rewarding in terms of flower power, a superb display. Hardy to 0°C.
Tube: Rose pink, darker stripe 58C.
Sepals: Dark rose 58C base & white above, rose 61D base & white below, green tip, fully up, recurved.
Corolla: Violet blue 92A, rose pink base & veins, matures violet 77B, 1/4 flared.
Parentage: Lillian Annetts x Lynne Patricia.
AFS 7277, BFS 125
Natasha Lynn – No 7277 (Swaby 2010)
Double. Upright
COROLLA: quarter flared, saucer shaped, smooth petal margins; opens violet blue (92A) suffused red/pink at base; matures violet (77B) suffused red/pink at base; 25mm (1") long x 25mm (1") wide
SEPALS are fully up, tips recurved; dark rose (58C) at base suffusing to white, tipped green upper surface; rose (61D) at base suffusing to white, tipped green lower surface; 25mm (1") long x 9mm (5/16") wide
TUBE is dark rose (58C); medium length and thickness; 12mm (7/16") long x 6mm (1/4") wide
STAMENS extend 19mm (3/4") beyond the corolla; magenta (58D) filaments; rose (63C) anthers
PISTIL extends 25mm (1") beyond the corolla; magenta (63B) style; white (155D) stigma
BUD is pointed, ovate
FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) upper surface; medium green (137C) lower surface
Leaves are 62mm (2 1/2") long x 31mm (1 1/4") wide, cordate shaped, serrulate edges, acute tips, obtuse bases. Veins are medium green, stems are magenta and branches are light brown
PARENTAGE: Lillian Annetts x Lynn Patricia
Small upright
Makes good upright or standard
Prefers overhead filtered light, cool climate
Cold weather hardy to 0° C (32° F)
Best bloom and foliage color in filtered light
Tested 3 years in Leeds and Manchester, England
Distinguished by sepal and corolla color combination and saucer shaped petals
BFS Reg No: 125
Release year: 2010
Reg date: 24/09/2010
Growth: upright
Height: 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 feet)
Flower type: double
Flower size: medium
Tube colour: rose striped darker (rose?)
Sepal colour: dark rose at base suffusing to white, tipped green on the upper surface, rose at base suffusing to white tipped green on the lower surface
Sepal shape: half up recurved
Corolla colour: opens violet blue suffused red/pink at base, matures to a pink shade of violet
Corolla shape: Quarter Flared
Free flowering: yes
Foliage size: Foliage colour
dark green on the upper surface, medium green on the lower surface
Hardy: no
Hybridiser: Alan Swaby
Country: UK
Seed Parent: Lynne Patricia
Pollen_Parent: Lynne Patricia
Years Tested: 3
Tested Where: in the vicinity of Leeds & Manchester
Released / Available from: Ward Fuchsias, Sale Manchester (Now Closed)
| Flower Size | |
| Medium (3 - 4.5cm) | # |
|---|---|
| Flower Type | |
| Double | # |
| Habit | |
| Bush | # |
| Hardiness | |
| H3 (Min 1°C to -5°C) | # |
