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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: Webb, Peter, (UK)
Year Introduced: 1989
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Bedding Bright Easy Exhibition Pink Purple RHS AGM Single Standard Sun Up & Out

Very showy plant that is easy to grow and gives a great colourful display.

T: Rose pink. Short.

Sepals: Dark reddish purple. Horizontally held and reflexed.

Corolla: Violet fading to white and then rose at base.

Foliage: Mid green/

Parentage: (Estelle Marie x Linda Goulding) x (Estelle Marie x Linda Goulding).

AFS 2499, NKvF 3884

PINK FANTASIA - No. 2499 (Webb, 1989)

Single. Upright

Quarter flared 19mm (3/4) long x 19mm wide COROLLA opens dark purple veined pink with a white base maturing to light purple with picotee petal edges

Half up 32mm (1 1/4) long x 10mm (3/8) wide SEPALS are white blushed pink

Proportionately medium 10mm long x 7mm (1/4) wide TUBE is white blushed dark pink

STAMENS extend 4-7mm (1/8-1/4) beyond corolla with pink filaments and dark red anthers

PISTIL extends 19mm beyond corolla with pink style and stigma

Ovate shaped BUD

FOLIAGE is medium green on the upper surface, light green on the lower surface with 38mm (1 1/2) long x 25mm (1) wide ovate shaped leaves, serrate edges, acute tips and rounded bases

Veins are green with light green stems and branches

PARENTAGE: (Estelle Maria x Linda Goulding) x (Estelle Maria x Linda Goulding)

Self branching short jointed small upright or standard

Prefers full sun in a cool to warm climate with best bloom color in bright to filtered light

Easy to grow and propagate

Tested 3 years in East Yorkshire, England UK

Distinguished by: profuse erect bloom held above foliage.

Awards
RHS AGM RHS AGM
Flower Size
Medium (3 - 4.5cm) #
Flower Type
Single #
Habit
Compact Bush #
Hardiness
H2 (Min 1°C to 5°C) #