AFS
description: ‘Herps Amber’
– No
8028 (Waldenmaier 2012) Single. Upright. COROLLA:
quarter flared, smooth petal margins, bell shape; opens & matures
red (50A); 10mm (3/8”) long x 12mm (7/16”) wide. SEPALS are half down,
tips reflexed; dark red (47A) tipped green upper surface; coral (39B)
tipped green lower surface; 15mm (9/16") long x 9mm (5/16") wide. TUBE
is dark red (47A); medium length & thickness; 30mm (1 3/16") long x 18mm
(11/16") wide. STAMENS extend 2mm (1/16”) beyond the corolla; light pink
(49B) filaments; yellow (10C) anthers. PISTIL extends 10mm (3/8”) beyond
the corolla; light pink (49B) style; yellow (10C) stigma. BUD is
globular. FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) upper surface; medium green
(138A) lower surface. Leaves are 100mm (4") long x 80mm (3 3/16") wide,
cordate shaped, wavy edges, acute tips, cordate bases. Veins, stems &
branches are green. PARENTAGE: ‘Herps Lars’ x F. fulgens
Gesneriana (tetraploid). Medium upright. Makes good upright. Prefers
overhead filtered light. Best bloom color in filtered light. Best
foliage color in bright light. Tested 3 years in Herpen, The
Netherlands. Fuchsia Nieuwigheden Certificering. Distinguished by thick
large leaves, flower color. |