AFS
description: ‘De Achterhoek’- No. 5804
(Braam
2005) Single. Upright/Trailer. COROLLA is quarter flared with smooth petal
margins; opens red (53C); matures red (53D); 24mm (15/16”) long x 26mm
(1”) wide. SEPALS are half up, tips recurved up; light pink (49B) upper
surface; light pink (49C) lower surface; 45mm (1 3/4”) long x 12mm (1/2”)
wide. TUBE is pink (37D); long, medium thickness; 70mm (2 3/4”) long x 6mm
(1/4”) wide. STAMENS extend 5mm (3/16”) beyond the corolla; rose (54C)
filaments; light yellow (12C) anthers. PISTIL extends 15mm (9/16”) below
the corolla; rose (54C) style; light yellow (12C) stigma. BUD is long
slender tube, oval end. FOLIAGE: dark green (137A) upper surface; medium
green (138B) lower surface. Leaves are 90mm (3 9/16”) long x 50mm (2”)
wide, ovate shaped, serrated edges, acute tips and rounded bases. Veins,
stems & branches are green. PARENTAGE: ‘WALZ Harp’ x ‘Lye’s Excelsior’.
Lax upright or stiff trailer. Makes good basket or standard. Prefers full
sun. Best bloom & foliage color in bright light. Tested five years in
Doetinchem, The Netherlands. VKC Award of Merit, The Netherlands.
Distinguished by long white tube. |