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Phaidra
£2.25
Currently Unavailable
Hybridiser: de Cooker, Mario, (NL)
Year Introduced: 1999
Height 80cm
Spread 65cm

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Vigorous growth, superb looking fuchsia that flowers well but not as heavily as some. However the flowers look fabulous against the backdrop of dark foliage and give a pleasing balanced appearance overall.

Tube: Rich rose red 52A, long in proportion to the entire flower.

Sepals: Rich rose red above, green recurved tip, pink 52D below, horizontal.

Corolla: Magenta 68A, 1/2 flared when mature.

Foliage: Dark green with red veining underneath.

Parentage: ((F. magdalenae x Rubra Grandiflora) x Göttingen) x ((Checkerboard x Machu Picchu) x (Checkerboard x Machu Picchu)).

AFS 7652, NKvF 3883

Phaidra – No 7652 (de Cooker 2011)

Single. Upright

COROLLA: quarter flared, smooth petal margins; opens and matures magenta (68A); 15mm (9/16") long x 14mm (9/16") wide

SEPALS: horizontal, tips recurved; red (52A) tipped light olive green (147C)upper surface; pink (52D) lower surface; 13mm (1/2") long x 6mm (1/4") wide

TUBE: red (52A); long, medium thickness; 18mm (11/16") long x 8mm (5/16") wide

STAMENS extend 5mm (3/16") beyond the corolla; white filaments; yellow (5B) anthers

PISTIL extends 5mm (3/16") beyond the corolla; pale yellow (5D) style; white stigma

BUD: Elliptic

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

Leaves are 59mm (2 3/8") long x 36mm (1 7/16") wide, elliptic shaped, serrulate edges, acute tips, rounded bases. Veins are yellow green, stems and branches are red

PARENTAGE: [(F. magdalenae x F. fulgens var. grandiflora) x Göttingen] x [(Checkerboard x Machu Picchu) x (Checkerboard x Machu Picchu)]

Medium upright

Self branching

Makes good upright or standard

Prefers full sun in cool climate

Best bloom color in bright light

Best foliage color in filtered light

Tested 3 years in Ohé en Laak, The Netherlands

VKC Aalsmeer 1999

Distinguished by flower color

Phaidra

Hybridiser: M. de Cooker 1999 EN

Seed Donor: (F. F. fulgens magdalenae x grandiflora var.) X Gottingen

Pollen Donor: (Checkerboard Machu Picchu x) x (x Checkerboard Machu Picchu)

NKvF number: 3883

AFS number: 7652

Flower: single, standing off to a strong hairy stem, rose red / D.roze,, 38mm.

Flower Tube: tube, diameter round, rosy red 52A, 18x8mm.

Sepals: horizontal position, four-sided symmetry, top up, diameter sphere, boss dimensions small and green 147c, exterior color pink red 52A, 52D inside light pink, 13x6mm.

Petals: normally shaped crown, bottom view around, not outstanding, the petals are diamond shaped with rounded corners and a smooth edge, color base cream pink 33C, society and outskirts dark 68A, 15x14mm.

Filament : white, variable length, 19-21mm.

Anther: yellow.

Pollen: missing.

Style: cream, 36mm.

Stigma: white, clavate.

Flowering: rich.

Flowering: normal.

Button: sleeve, point sideways, angular diameter, two axillary buds per leaf axil, normally open top.

Berry: No data.

Leaf: elliptical shape, top striker foot rounded edge slightly serrated, matt appearance, smooth and flat, veins deepens, medium green color top, bottom, light green, yellow-green midrib and veins, petiole red.

Growth habit: erect.

Cultivation Method: bush for in full sun, best color in bright light.

Special features: very strong plant with hairy flour steal so it looks like a greyish layer is over. Approved by the VKC on 24-7-1999.

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Flower Size
Medium (3 - 4.5cm) #
Flower Type
Single #
Habit
Upright Bush #
Hardiness
H1c (Min 5°C to 10°C) #
Properties
Tubular Flower #