AFS description: ‘Herps
Vuurmond’ – No
8459 (Waldenmaier 2014) Single. Upright. COROLLA:
quarter flared; smooth petal margins, round shape; opens &
matures dark orange (41A); 12mm (7/16") long x 13mm (1/2") wide.
SEPALS are half down, tips reflexed; rose (47C) upper surface; light
orange (41D) lower surface; 18mm (11/16") long x 9mm (5/16") wide.
TUBE is red (47B); short & thick; 12mm (7/16”) long x 8mm (5/16”)
wide. STAMENS extend 1mm (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 80mm (3 3/16”) long x 60mm (2
3/8”) wide, ovate shaped, wavy 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 combination of orange color & erect flowers. |