Herps Serenade

Zaailing B09-84	F. splendens (tetraploid)

	Zaailing B99-814 (tetraploid)	F. fulgens gesneriana
		F. fulgens gesneriana
Marcus Graham

Bloem: dubbel. Bloembuis: kleur: licht roze (36C); afm. 20 x 10 mm. Kelkbladen: horizontaal met omgebogen toppen; buitenkant: licht roze met groene top (36C); binnenkant: licht roze met groene top (36C); afm. 35 x 15 mm. Kroonbladen: half uitstaand; afm. 20 x 22 mm.; kleur: roze (55B). Helmdraad: roze; steekt 10 mm onder kroonblad uit. Helmknop: geel. Stijl: roze; steekt 30 mm onder kroonblad uit. Stempel: geel. Bloei: rijk. Blad: groen. Groeiwijze: struik. Bijzonderheden: kleurgradaties in kroon. Bloem valt snel af.

AFS description: ‘Herps Serenade’ – No 8450 (Waldenmaier 2014) Double. Upright. COROLLA: half flared; smooth petal margins, round shape; opens & matures rose (55B); 20mm (3/4") long x 22mm (7/8") wide. SEPALS are horizontal, tips recurved; light pink (36C) upper & lower surfaces; 35mm (1 3/8") long x 15mm (9/16") wide. TUBE is light pink (36C); medium length, thick; 20mm (3/4”) long x 10mm (3/8”) wide. STAMENS extend 10mm (3/8”) beyond the corolla; pink (55C) filaments; light yellow (18C) anthers. PISTIL extends 30mm (1 3/16”) beyond the corolla; light pink (55D) style; light yellow (4B) stigma. BUD is globular. FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) upper surface; medium green (138A) lower surface. Leaves are 70mm (2 3/4”) long x 50mm (2”) wide, ovate shaped, serrate edges, acute tips, rounded bases. Veins, stems & branches are green. PARENTAGE: F. magdalenae x F. fulgens Grandiflora (pentaploid)] x ‘Waternymph’. Small 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 & shape.