AFS description: ‘Herps
Lichtsein’ – No
8242 (Waldenmaier 2013) Single. Upright/Trailer. COROLLA:
quarter flared, bell shape, smooth petal margins; opens
purple (82B); matures purple (81B); 22mm (7/8”) long x 22mm (7/8”)
wide. SEPALS are full down, tips recurved; rose (68B) upper & lower
surfaces; 25mm (1") long x 9mm (5/16") wide. TUBE is rose (68B);
long & thick; 37mm (1 7/16") long x 9mm (5/16”) wide. STAMENS do not
extend beyond the corolla; pink (62B) filaments; yellowish white
(4D) anthers. PISTIL does not extend beyond the corolla; pink (62B)
style; yellowish white (4D) stigma. BUD is narrow. FOLIAGE is dark
green (137A) upper surface; medium green (138A) lower surface.
Leaves are 70mm (2 3/4 ") long x 35mm (1 3/8") wide, ovate shaped,
serrate edges, acute tips, rounded bases. Veins, stems & branches
are green. PARENTAGE: (‘Lechlade Rocket’ x F. juntasensis’) x
‘Huet’s Hyacint’. Lax upright or stiff trailer. Makes good basket.
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. |