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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: de Graaf, Herman, (NL)
Year Introduced: 2001
Height 35cm
Spread 45cm

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A beautiful, and unusual fuchsia capable of producing a spectacular basket display. Prolific tubular flowers carried in long clusters are nicely set off by dark green foliage with a purple flush. Stems and branches are reddish purple too. Self branching.

Tube: Light magenta 57D, dark base, long, thin.

Sepals: Light magenta upper, rose 63B lower, 1/2 down, tips reflexed.

Corolla: Rose, matures dark rose 55A, 1/2 flared, bell-shaped. Smooth petals have toothed edge.

Parentage: Gerharda's Panache x Gerharda's Panache.

AFS 4886, NKvF 4119

Eruption - No

4886 (de Graaff 2002) Single

Upright/Trailer

COROLLA is half flared, trumpet shaped, with toothed petal margins; opens rose (52C), matures dark rose (55A); 9mm (3/8”) long x 7mm (1/4") wide

SEPALS are half down, tips reflexed; light magenta (57D) upper surface, rose (63C) lower surface; 14mm (9/16") long x 5mm (3/16") wide

TUBE is light magenta (57D) with dark base, long and thin; 33mm (1 5/16”) long x 6mm (1/4") wide

STAMENS extend 1mm (1/16”) beyond the corolla; light magenta (57D) filaments and pale yellow (158B) anthers

PISTIL extends 5mm (3/16") below the corolla; rose (63C) style, dark rose (55B) stigma

BUD is long tubed, ovate

FOLIAGE is dark green (147A) shaded purple upper surface, medium green (147B) shaded purple lower surface

Leaves are 81mm (3 3/16") long x 23mm (15/16”) wide, elliptic shaped, serrulated edges, acute tips and acute bases

Veins are dark red purple, stems and branches are red purple

PARENTAGE: ‘Panache’ x ‘Panache’

Lax upright or stiff trailer

Self branching

Makes good basket

Prefers full sun

Heat tolerant if shaded

Best bloom and foliage color in bright light

Tested four years in Lisse, Holland

Distinguished by panicles of profuse long flowers and dark shaded reddish purple leaves

Eruption

Hybridiser: H. J. de Graaff 2002 NL

Seed parent: Gerharda's Panache

Pollen parent: Gerharda's Panache

NKvF number: 4119

AFS number: 4886

Flower: single, standing off to a strong hairy stem, L.paarsrood / L.rood, 40mm.

Flower Tube: bell-shaped crown, diameter round, light red pair 57D base darker, 33x6mm.

Sepals: stand half down, four-sided symmetry, top variable diameter sphere boss dimensions small and brownish color exterior light red pair 57C, 63C inside light purple-red, 15x6mm.

Petals: bell-shaped crown, bottom view, square, semi outstanding, the petals are usually formed with a tip, light red color entirely 52C, veins red, 9x7mm.

Filament: red, four long and four short stamens, 10-17mm.

Anther: cream.

Pollen: cream.

Style: pink, 44mm.

Stigma: cream, lobed.

Flowering: rich bunch.

Flowering time: usual.

Bud: triphyllas shape, tip sideways, angular diameter, normally open top.

Berry: round and red, 6x5mm.

Leaf: elliptical shape, head and foot pointed, slightly serrated edge, matt appearance, velvety and flat veins deepens, color top and bottom spring green, midrib, veins and petiole red.

Growth habit: half hanger.

Growing Method: hanger, bush or stem for in full sun, best color in filtered light.

Special features: Fast growing plant with an F. triphylla and F. paniculata descent whose leaves have a pair of red midrib and leaf a purple tinge

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