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£2.25
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Hybridiser: Waldenmaier, Henk, (NL)
Year Introduced: 1985
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Unusual and easy to grow, always attracts attention and comment. With its numerous large, long, brightly coloured and slightly weird flowers, few walk past it without being enticed by its curious charm.

Tube: Claret rose with occasional yellow stripes and yellow waist, proportionately very long and slender.

Sepals: Claret rose with greenish yellow tips, held 1/4 up and reflexed at tips

Corolla: Light purple, unflared, petals curve in at edges.

Parentage: (F. magdalenae x (Forgotten Dreams x unknown)) x Whiteknights Pearl.

AFS 2073, 2371

WALZ TROMPET - No. 2073

(Waldenmaier, 1987)

Single. Upright

Nonflaring 15mm (5/8") long x 12mm (1/2") wide COROLLA is purple (61B) with smooth petal edges

Fully down 23mm (7/8") long x 8mm (1/4") wide SEPALS are claret rose (50A) with green recurved tips

Proportionately long thin 30mm (1 (1/8") long x 7mm (1/4") wide TUBE is claret rose

A slightly thickened ring is present between tube and sepals

STAMENS do not extend below corolla with pink (52C) filaments and yellow (18B) anthers

PISTIL extends 10mm (3/8") below corolla with pink (55A) style and dawn pink (49A) stigma

50mm (1") long x 10mm wide BUD

FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) on the upper surface, lighter (138A) on the lower surface with 90mm (3 1/2") long x 40mm (1 (5/8") wide ovate shaped leaves, entire edges, acute tips and bases. Veins are yellow green (154A) with dark yellow green (153A) stems

PARENTAGE: [F. magdalenae x (Forgotten Dreams x unknown)] x Whiteknights Pearl

Tall upright

Will make a good upright, standard or pillar

Prefers overhead filtered light to full sun and is heat tolerant if shaded

Best bloom color in bright light

Certificate of Honor, Dutch Committee of Inspection, Aalsmeer

Tested 3 years in Schaijk, The Netherlands and introduced in 1985

Distinguished by: long tube, profuse blooming.

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