A beautiful encliandra fuchsia with somewhat lax growth and ability to produce long arching stems bearing numerous cute little flowers
Tube: Light pink
Sepals: Light pink
Corolla: Palest pink
Foliage: Mid green
Parentage: Mendocini Mini x
AFS 2165
TOMARAMA - No. 2165
(Fuchsiarama, 1987)
Single. Upright or trailer
Full flared flat 2mm (1/16) long x 2mm wide COROLLA opens reddish purple (71B) maturing slightly lighter (71C) with turned up petal edges
Horizontally held 3mm (1/8) long x 2mm wide SEPALS are light pink (62D) with a green (130D) center and recurved tips
Proportionately long thick TUBE is bright pink (57A) shading lighter (63B) and 5mm (1/8) long
STAMENS do not extend below corolla with white (155D) filaments and anthers
PISTIL extends 2mm below corolla with white style and white 4 lobed stigma
Thin narrow BUD
FOLIAGE is medium green (137A) on the upper surface, lighter (138B) on the lower surface with 15mm (5/8) long x 9mm (3/8) wide elliptic shaped leaves, serrate edges, obtuse tips and bases
Veins are medium green with tan/brown (200D) stems and reddish (71A) branches
PARENTAGE: Mendocino Mini x unknown
Self branching trailer to lax upright
Will make a good basket, upright, standard, trellis, miniature or bedding plant
Prefers overhead filtered light in a cool to warm climate but will take full sun in coastal areas with best bloom color in bright light
Cold weather hardy to 30°F
Fast growing, easy to grow, hard to over or underwater
Tested 3 years in Fort Bragg and the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA
Distinguishing features: disease free, easy to grow, blooms frequently for an encliandra-type.
Flower Size | |
Tiny (0.5 - 1.5cm) | # |
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Flower Type | |
Single | # |
Habit | |
Upright Bush | # |
Hardiness | |
H3 (Min 1°C to -5°C) | # |