Fabulous, flamboyant, all purpose plant that looks great in bedding or containers as well as making a large hanging basket display. Flowers profusely.
Tube: Very short, proportionately thin, pale pink.
Sepals: Fairly broad, baby pink fading lighter towards slightly recurved pale green tips, fully up.
Corolla: Extravagantly wavy and flared, white petals with pink veining towards base.
Parentage: Joy Bielby X Nancy Lou.
AFS 2629
Moyra - No. 2629 (E
Johns, 1990)
Double
Upright/trailer
Full flared 41mm (1 5/8") long x 64mm (2 1/2") wide COROLLA opens white/pale pink (36A) maturing to pale pink (36D)
Fully up 44mm (1 3/4") long x 19mm (3/4") wide SEPALS are pale pink (56C) flushed pink at edges on the upper surface, pink (49B) shading lighter towards green recurved tips
Proportionately medium thickness 8mm (1/4") long x 8mm (1/4") wide cream (158D) TUBE is striped pale green and is proportionately short
STAMENS extend 22mm (7/8") beyond corolla with light pink (62B) filaments and reddish purple (61B) anthers
PISTIL extends 32mm (1 1/4") beyond corolla with pale pink (62D) style and cream (158D) stigma
Rounded BUD
FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) on the upper surface, medium green (137D) on the lower surface with 44mm long x 32mm wide ovate shaped leaves, acute tips and obtuse bases
Veins are red with brown stems and green branches
PARENTAGE: 'Joy Bielby' x 'Nancy Lou'
Lax upright, stiff basket or standard
Prefers overhead filtered light in a cool climate with best bloom color in filtered light
Tested 5 years in Harrogate and Northampton, England UK
Distinguished by: continuous profuse bloom, blooms do not drop.
Flower Size | |
Large (4.5 - 6cm) | # |
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Flower Type | |
Double | # |
Habit | |
Semi Trailing | # |
Hardiness | |
H2 (Min 1°C to 5°C) | # |