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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: Goedman / Frankema, (NL)
Year Introduced: 1989
Height 65cm
Spread 65cm

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Bonsai Easy Exhibition Pink Single Train

Fuchsia Katinka bears slightly larger flowers than most encliandra types, to great effect it must be said. A gem

Tube: Fuchsia pink and scarlet

Sepals: Scarlet with orangey overtones

Corolla: Red with orangey overtones

Foliage: Mid to dark green

Parentage: F. ravenii x F. microphylla ssp. microphylla

NKvF 3045

Katinka

Hybridiser: M. Goedman-Frankema 1993 NL

Seed parent: F. ravens

Pollen parent: F. microphylla ssp. microphylla

NKvF number: 3045

AFS number:

Flower: single, standing off to a solid neutral stem, red / red, 12mm.

Flower Tube: bell shape, diameter round, red 53C, 8x3mm.

Sepals: horizontal position, four-sided symmetry, top up, cross-sectional area, color exterior and top red 53A, 53C inside light red, 6x4mm.

Petals: bell-shaped crown, bottom view square, quarter outstanding, the petals are around with a tip, whole red color 53C, 4x4mm.

Filament: pink, four long and four short stamens, 2-0mm.

Anther: pink.

Pollen: cream.

Style: pink, 16mm.

Stigma: red, lobed.

Flowering: normal.

Flowering time: usual.

Bud: triphyllas shape, dot extreme sideways, round diameter, axillary one bud per leaf axils, normally open top.

Berry: round and black, 3x3mm.

Leaf: egg shape, head and foot stomp, slightly serrated edge, glossy appearance, smooth and flat, similar veins, color top, veins and petiole dark underside and midrib medium green.

Growth habit: upright.

Growing Method: bush in full sun for best color in bright light.

Special features: 4, the short stamens are on the inside of the flower tube connate. Approved by the VKC on 24-7-1993

Flower Size
Miniature (<0.5cm) #
Flower Type
Single #
Habit
Bush #
Hardiness
H1c (Min 5°C to 10°C) #