AFS description: ‘Herps
Lichtbeeld’ – No
8445 (Waldenmaier 2014) Single. Upright. COROLLA:
quarter flared; smooth petal margins, round shape; opens &
matures magenta (68A), peach (37B) base; 22mm (7/8") long x 25mm
(1") wide. SEPALS are horizontal, tips recurved; pink (49A) upper
surface; light pink (49B) lower surface; 22mm (7/8") long x 11mm
(7/16") wide. TUBE is rose (50B); medium length, thick; 16mm (5/8”)
long x 10mm (3/8”) wide. STAMENS extend 2mm (1/16”) beyond the
corolla; pink (62A) filaments; light pink (62C) anthers. PISTIL
extends 20mm (3/4”) beyond the corolla; pale lavender (69C) style;
light yellow (10D) stigma. BUD is elongated. FOLIAGE is dark green
(137A) upper surface; medium green (138A) lower surface. Leaves are
85mm (3 3/8”) long x 65mm (2 9/16”) wide, ovate shaped, serrate
edges, acute tips, rounded bases. Veins, stems & branches are green.
PARENTAGE: [(tetraploid) F. splendens x (tetraploid) F.
fulgens Gesneriana] x ‘Torville and Dean’. Tall upright. Makes
good upright. Prefers overhead filtered light. Best bloom & foliage
color in bright light. Tested 3 years in Herpen, The Netherlands.
Fuchsia Nieuwigheden Certificering. Distinguished by flower color. |