Michael Wallis 
Orient Express 
With its strong spreading growth, and continuous terminal flowering after initial burst of bloom, this is superb in mixed containers or large hanging baskets.
Tube: Pink 52D, long, flared.
Sepals: Bright orange with salmon pink tips, held 1/2 down and slightly reflexed.
Corolla: Deep orange.
Foliage: Lightish mid green.
Parentage: Göttingen x Regal.
AFS 3475, NKvF 3378
MONTY PYTHON - No. 3475 (van den Bergh, 1996)
Single. Trailer
Half flared 10mm (3/8) long x 10mm wide COROLLA is orange (32A) with smooth petal edges
Half down 17mm (5/8) long x 7mm (1/4) wide SEPALS are pink (43D) on the upper surface, orange (40C) with reflexed tips
Proportionately medium thickness 30mm (1 1/8) long x 6mm (1/4) wide pink (52D) TUBE is proportionately long
STAMENS extend 1-2mm (1/16) beyond corolla with orange (32C) filaments and yellow orange (20A) anthers
PISTIL extends 5-6mm (1/8-1/4) beyond corolla with orange (32B) style and orange (32A) stigma
Long tubed pointed BUD
Triphylla-type bloom
FOLIAGE is dark green (139A) on the upper surface, olive green (148A) on the lower surface with 48mm (1 7/8) long x 32mm (1 1/4) wide ovate shaped leaves, serrate edges, acute tips and rounded bases
Veins and stems are green with green/pale red branches
PARENTAGE: Göttingen x Regal
Self branching stiff trailer
Prefers overhead filtered light with best bloom color in filtered light
Award of Merit, VKC 1994, Aalsmeer, The Netherlands
Tested 4 years in Hillegom, The Netherlands and introduced in 1994
Distinguished by: bloom color, corolla shape, trailing triphylla-type
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