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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: de Cooker, Mario, (NL)
Year Introduced: 2014
Height 90cm
Spread 85cm

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Basket Bedding Bright OFF 2015 Orange Single Standard Sun Tubular

A striking species hybrid, producing clusters of huge and dramatic, long, dark orange,tubular flowers on a self branching, semi trailing plant. Likes the sun and has good heat tolerance if roots are shaded.

Tube: Dark orange 41A, very long.

Sepals: Dark orange 40B, yellow green 144A tips, 1/2 down.

Corolla: Opens and matures orange 41B, 1/4 flared, spoon shaped petals.

Parentage: (Göttingen x unknown) x (tetraploid) F. fulgens.

AFS 8381, NKvF 6045

‘Her Majesty’s Crown’

No 8381 (De Cooker 2014)

Single

Upright/trailer

COROLLA: quarter flared, smooth petal margins, flared shape; opens & matures orange (41B); 15mm (9/16) long x 9mm (5/16) wide

SEPALS are half down, tips reflexed; dark orange (40B) tipped yellowish green (144A) upper surface; peach (33D) lower surface; 24mm (15/16) long x 11mm (7/16) wide

TUBE is dark orange (41A); long, medium thickness; 65mm (2 9/16”) long x 10mm (3/8") wide

STAMENS do not extend beyond the corolla; yellowish white (4D) filaments; orangy brown (163A) anthers

PISTIL does not extend beyond the corolla; light orange (41C) style; white stigma

BUD is Triphylla shape

FOLIAGE is dark green (147A) upper surface; medium green (147B) lower surface

Leaves are 80mm (3 3/16”) long x 60mm (2 3/8”) wide, pubescent, ovate shaped, serrate edges, obtuse tips, rounded bases

Veins are light green, stems are bronze green, branches are grayish green

PARENTAGE: (‘Göttingen’ x unknown) x (tetraploid) F. fulgens

Lax upright or stiff trailer

Self branching

Makes good basket, upright or standard

Prefers full sun

Heat tolerant to 30° C (86° F)

Best bloom & foliage color in bright light

Tested 4 years in Ohé en Laak, The Netherlands

Distinguished by heat tolerance & long orange tube.

Her Majesty's Crown

Hybridiser: M. de Cooker 2013 NL

Seed parent: (Göttingen Our Ted x) x unknown

Pollen parent: tetraploid F. fulgens

NKvF number: 6045

AFS number: 8381

Flower: single, hanging from a solid hairy stem, orange / orange, 85mm.

Flower Tube: sleeve, round diameter, orange 41A, 65x10mm.

Sepals: stand half down, four-sided symmetry, top down, variable diameter, boss dimensions small and green 144A, 40B orange exterior color, interior light orange 33D, 34x11mm.

Petals: normally shaped crown, bottom view square, quarter outstanding, the petals are diamond shaped with a smooth edge, orange color whole 41B, 15x9mm.

Filament: cream, four long and four short stamens, 4-3mm.

Anther: orange.

Pollen: missing.

Style: orange, 75mm.

Stigma: white, lobed.

Flowering: rich bunch.

Flowering time: usual.

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

Berry: none.

Leaf: egg shape, top blunt foot rounded edge slightly serrated, looks dull, flat and velvety, deeper veins, dark green color top, bottom and middle veins green, light green midrib, petiole green source.

Growth habit: half hanger.

Growing Method: hanger, bush or stem to filtered light, best color in filtered light.

Special features: Strong plant that requires little care but is very susceptible to diseases. The plant can tolerate higher temperatures, but may bother getting burnt leaves if the plant for a long time standing in the sun.

Flower Size
Giant (6cm +) #
Flower Type
Single #
Habit
Semi Trailing #
Hardiness
H1c (Min 5°C to 10°C) #
Properties
Tubular Flower #