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£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: Michiels, Marcel, (BE)
Year Introduced: 2007
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Basket Double Pale Pink

Vigorous naturally trailing fuchsia with medium sized rose pink, violet and light purple flowers. Superb for hanging baskets or any trailing display.

Tube: Rose pink with yellow-green candy stripes, slender and tapering.

Sepals: Rose pink with apple green tips, slightly lighter underside, held slightly up from horizontal with very slight reflex at tips.

Corolla: Violet maturing light purple with rose base and veining, half flared wiith scalloped petal edges slightly turned inward.

Foliage: Mid green.

Parentage

Jef Vander Kuylen x Hilda.

AFS 6332

Paul Und Carola No 6332 (Michiels, 2007)

Double. Trailer

COROLLA: half flared; wavy turned under petal margins; opens violet (84A), rose (61D) base; matures light purple (N80C); 21mm (13/16") long x 11mm (7/16") wide

PETALOIDS: same color as corolla; 13mm (1/2") long x 9mm (5/16") wide

SEPALS: horizontal, tips reflexed; light rose (58D) and pink (62C) tipped light green (143C) upper surface; rose (61D) tipped light green (143C) lower surface; 30mm (1 3/16") long x 11mm (7/16") wide

TUBE: light rose (58D); long and thin; 17mm (5/8") long x 3mm (1/8") wide

STAMENS extend 3mm (1/8") beyond the corolla; light reddish purple (73A) filaments; purple (77A) anthers

PISTIL extends 15mm (9/16") beyond the corolla; pale rose (73D) style; pale yellow (1D) stigma

BUD is globular

FOLIAGE is medium green (138A) upper surface; medium green (138B) lower surface

Leaves are 56mm (2 1/4") long x 29mm (1 1/8") wide, ovate shaped, serrulate edges, acute tips, rounded bases. Veins are grayish red (182B), stems are light grayish red (182D), branches are light grayish red (182D) and light green (138C)

PARENTAGE: 'Jef Vander Kuylen x Hilda

Natural trailer

Self branching

Makes good basket

Prefers overhead filtered light, cool climate

Best bloom and foliage color in filtered light

Tested 3 years in Koningshooikt, Belgium

Meise 8/12/06

Distinguished by bloom color.

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