A beautiful and unusual combination of a tubular double bloom, on stiff, lax growth ideal for adding something special to a summer container planting, or growing as a specimen plant.
Tube: Pink 62C, very long, slender.
Sepals: Pink 62C, paler pink 62B below, fully up, reflexed tip.
Corolla: Pale lavender 65D, matures pale pink 62D, 1/2 flared.
Parentage: (Roesse Apus x Rohees Izar) X Allure.
AFS 5640
‘Magda Cerules ’ - No. 5640 (Roes 2005)
Double
Upright/Trailer
COROLLA is half flared with smooth petal margins; opens pale lavender (65D); matures pale pink (62D); 26mm (1”) long x 21 mm (13/16”) wide
SEPALS are fully up, tips reflexed; pink (62C) upper surface; light pink (62B) lower surface; 37mm (1 7/16”) long x 13mm (1/2”) wide
TUBE is pink (62C), long & thin; 32mm (1 1/4”) long x 4mm (3/16”) wide
STAMENS extend 21mm (13/16”) beyond the corolla; light reddish purple (73A) filaments; dark reddish purple (59A) anthers
PISTIL extends 28mm (1 1/8”) below the corolla; light reddish purple (73A) style; pale pink (62D) stigma
BUD is ovate, pointed
FOLIAGE: dark green (137A) upper surface; medium green (137C) lower surface
Leaves are 86mm (3 3/8”) long x 30mm (1 3/16”) wide, elliptic shaped, serrated edges, acute tips and rounded bases
Veins, stems & branches are green
PARENTAGE: (‘Roesse Apus’ x ‘Rohees Izar’) x ‘Allure’
Lax upright or stiff trailer
Makes good stiff trailer
Prefers overhead filtered light and cool climate
Best bloom and foliage color in filtered light
Tested four years in Knegsel, The Netherlands
Distinguished by bloom shape.
Flower Size | |
Large (4.5 - 6cm) | # |
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Flower Type | |
Double | # |
Habit | |
Semi Trailing | # |
Hardiness | |
H2 (Min 1°C to 5°C) | # |
Properties | |
Tubular Flower | # |