AFS description: ‘Herps
Wijngeest’ – No
8463 (Waldenmaier 2014) Single. Upright. COROLLA:
half flared; smooth petal margins, round shape; opens dark
purple (79A); matures dark purple (79B); 22mm (7/8") long x 30mm (1
3/16") wide. PETALOIDS: purple; 10mm (3/8”) long x 5mm (3/16”) wide.
SEPALS are half up, tips recurved up; magenta (57A) upper & lower
surfaces; 35mm (1 3/8") long x 15mm (9/16") wide. TUBE is magenta
(57A); medium length & thickness; 18mm (11/16”) long x 8mm (5/16”)
wide. STAMENS extend 5mm (3/16”) beyond the corolla; dark purple
(79B) filaments & anthers. PISTIL extends 50mm (2”) beyond the
corolla; purple (80A) style; light yellowish orange (19C) stigma.
BUD is bulbous. FOLIAGE is dark green (137A) upper surface; medium
green (138A) lower surface. Leaves are 80mm (3 3/16”) long x 55mm (2
3/16”) wide, ovate shaped, smooth edges, acute tips, rounded bases.
Veins, stems & branches are green. PARENTAGE: ‘Herps Saar’ x ‘Roesse
Blacky’. 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 color & shape. |