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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: Krom, Dirk, (NL)
Year Introduced: 2005
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Bedding Bonsai Bright Compact Dark Easy Exhibition Purple Single Standard THRiC

Growth is wiry and stiffly upright, colours are strikingly bold and dark. May make a good half standard.

T: Reddish-purple.

Sepals: Reddish-purple, held fully up when mature and recurved.

Corolla: Dark reddish-purple, no flare.

Foliage: Mid green with dark red veining.

Parentage: Wout x Mantilla.

AFS 5796, NKvF 4235

Piggelmee - No. 5796 (Krom 2005)

Single. Upright

COROLLA is unflared with turned under petal margins; opens & matures dark reddish purple (59A); 11mm (7/16) long x 7mm (1/4) wide

SEPALS are fully up, tips recurved; dark reddish purple (60C) upper surface; dark reddish purple (60A) lower surface; 19mm (3/4) long x 3mm (1/8) wide

TUBE is magenta (63A); medium length & thickness; 11mm (7/16) long x 3mm (1/8) wide

STAMENS are 2mm (1/16) inside the corolla; reddish purple (64B) filaments; light pink (62B) anthers

PISTIL extends 22mm (7/8) below the corolla; reddish purple (64B) style; light pink (65C) stigma

BUD is long & slender

FOLIAGE: dark green (137A) upper surface; medium green (137B) lower surface

Leaves are 47mm (1 7/8) long x 17mm (11/16) wide, lanceolate shaped, serrulated edges, acute tips and rounded bases

Veins, stems & branches are red

PARENTAGE: Wout x Mantilla

Small upright

Makes good upright, miniature or bonsai

Prefers overhead filtered light

Best bloom & foliage color in bright or filtered light

Tested four years in Wormerveer, The Netherlands

Distinguished by flower shape & color.

Pigglelmee

Hybridiser: D. Bandy 2004 NL

Seed Parent: Wout

Pollen Parent: Mantilla

NKvF number: 4235

AFS number: 5796

Approval Number: 04214

Points: 62

Flower: single, standing off to a solid neutral stem, purple-red / dark red, 23mm.

Flower Tube: tube, diameter round, purple-red 63A, 11x3mm.

Sepals: stand up completely, four-sided symmetry, top up, cross-sectional area, exterior color red purple 60C, 60A inside red purple, 18x6mm.

Petals: closed top, bottom view oval, not outstanding, the petals are normally formed with an edge, red purple color base 60C, society and outskirts dark 59A, 11x7mm.

Filament: red, variable length, 8-6mm.

Anther: pink.

Pollen: missing.

Style: red, 30mm.

Stigma: pink, very pointed.

Flowering: rich.

Flowering: normal.

Bud: oblong, point sideways, round cross section, two axillary buds per leaf axil, normally open top.

Berry: elongated and green, 6x3mm.

Leaf: lancet shape, top and foot spire edge slightly toothed, glossy appearance, smooth and flat, veins right, top and bottom color light green, red midrib and petiole, medium green veins.

Growth habit: half pendant.

Cultivation Method: hanger for in full sun, best color in bright light.

Special features: good branching plant with small flowers, but very brittle and fragile.

Flower Size
Small (1.5 - 3cm) #
Flower Type
Single #
Habit
Compact Bush #
Hardiness
H2 (Min 1°C to 5°C) #