Herps Metropool

Zaailing B09-84	F. splendens (tetraploid)

	Zaailing B99-814 (tetraploid)	F. fulgens gesneriana
		F. fulgens gesneriana
Maori Maid

Bloem: enkel. Bloembuis: kleur: rood (47B); afm. 13 x 8 mm. Kelkbladen: horizontaal met omgebogen toppen; buitenkant: rood (52B); binnenkant: rood (52B); afm. 30 x 12 mm. Kroonbladen: kwart uitstaand; afm. 21 x 21 mm.; kleur: paarsrood (67A) verkleurend naar 67B. Helmdraad: rood; steekt 3 mm onder kroonblad uit. Helmknop: geel. Stijl: lila; steekt 20 mm onder kroonblad uit. Stempel: geel. Bloei: zeer rijk, continu. Blad: groen. Groeiwijze: struik. Bijzonderheden: zeer rijke onafgebroken bloei.

AFS description: ‘Herps Metropool’ – No 8446 (Waldenmaier 2014) Single. Upright. COROLLA: quarter flared; smooth petal margins, round shape; opens reddish purple (67A); matures magenta (67B); 21mm (13/16") long x 21mm (13/16") wide. SEPALS are half down, tips recurved; rose (52B) upper & lower surfaces; 30mm (1 3/16") long x 12mm (7/16") wide. TUBE is red (47B); medium length & thickness; 13mm (1/2”) long x 8mm (5/16”) wide. STAMENS extend 3mm (1/8”) beyond the corolla; magenta (58B) filaments; pink (36A) anthers. PISTIL extends 20mm (3/4”) beyond the corolla; pink (62A) style; light yellowish orange (19B) stigma. BUD is elliptic. FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) upper surface; medium green (138A) lower surface. Leaves are 75mm (3”) long x 40mm (1 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 ‘Maori Maid’. Medium 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 & continuous flowering.