AFS
description: ‘Herps Bobslee’
– No 7699 (Waldenmaier 2011) Double. Upright. COROLLA: quarter flared,
round shape, smooth petal margins; opens dark purple (79A); matures dark
purple (79B); 23mm (7/8") long x 28mm (1 1/8") wide. PETALOIDS: dark
purple with red flames; 15mm (9/16”) long x 15mm (9/16”) wide. SEPALS:
half down, tips reflexed; reddish purple (59B) upper surface; dark
reddish purple (60A) lower surface; 30mm (1 3/16") long x 15mm (9/16”)
wide. TUBE: dark reddish purple (60A); medium length & thickness; 15mm
(9/16”) long x 8mm (5/16”) wide. STAMENS extend 30mm (1 3/16”) beyond
the corolla; dark reddish purple (60A) filaments; dark purple (79A)
anthers. PISTIL extends 30mm (1 3/16”) beyond the corolla; dark reddish
purple (60C) style; dark rose (67C) stigma. BUD: Bulbous. FOLIAGE:
medium green (138A) upper surface; medium green (138B) lower surface.
Leaves are 70mm (2 3/4") long x 40mm (1 9/16”) wide, ovate shaped,
serrulate edges, acute tips, rounded bases. Veins, stems & branches are
red. PARENTAGE: ‘Herps Kruiwagen’ x ‘Roesse Blacky’. Tall upright. Makes
good upright or standard. Prefers overhead filtered light. Best bloom &
foliage color in filtered light. Tested 4 years in
Herpen, The Netherlands. Fuchsia
Nieuwigheden Certificering. Distinguished by flower color.
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