AFS description: ‘Herps
Goudzoeker’ – No
8443 (Waldenmaier 2014) Single. Upright. COROLLA:
quarter flared; smooth petal margins, round shape; opens &
matures reddish orange (43B); 12mm (7/16") long x 16mm (5/8") wide.
SEPALS are half down, tips reflexed; peach (37B) upper surface;
light coral (38A) lower surface; 22mm (7/8") long x 11mm (7/16")
wide. TUBE is peach (37B); medium length, thick; 25mm (1”) long x
10mm (3/8”) wide. STAMENS extend 3mm (1/8”) beyond the corolla;
peach (38B) filaments; light yellowish orange (19C) anthers. PISTIL
extends 20mm (3/4”) beyond the corolla; light pink (49C) style;
light yellow (4B) stigma. BUD is globular. FOLIAGE is dark green
(137A) upper surface; medium green (138A) lower surface. Leaves are
100mm (4”) long x 70mm (2 3/4”) wide, ovate shaped, serrate edges,
acute tips, rounded bases. Veins, stems & branches are green.
PARENTAGE: [(tetraploid) F. splendens x (tetraploid) F.
fulgens Gesneriana] x ‘Prince Syray’. 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 shape & color. |