AFS
description: ‘Huet's Heliotroop’- No. 6594 (Braam) Double.
Upright/Trailer. COROLLA: Three quarter flared, wavy, turned under petal
margins; opens violet (77C), reddish purple (70B) base; matures light
purple (N78C); 27mm (1 1/16”) long x 24mm (15/16”) wide. PETALOIDS: same
color as corolla; 19mm (3/4”) long x 12mm (7/16”) wide. SEPALS:
horizontal, tips recurved; pink (62A) tipped light apple green (145B)
upper surface; rose (63C) tipped light apple green (145B) lower surface;
38mm (1 1/2”) long x 16mm (5/8”) wide. TUBE: pale pink (56C); short &
thick; 11mm (7/16") long x 8mm (5/16") wide. STAMENS extend 16mm (5/8”)
beyond the corolla; light reddish purple (N66C) filaments; purple (71A)
anthers. PISTIL extends 18mm (11/16”) beyond the corolla; light pink (65B)
style; light rose (68D) stigma. BUD is elongated. FOLIAGE is dark green
(136A) upper surface; medium green (138B) lower surface. Leaves are 65mm
(2 9/16”) long x 28mm (1 1/8”) wide; lanceolate shaped, serrulate edges,
acute tips, rounded bases. Veins are yellowish green (145A), stems are
light grayish red (182C), branches are light plum (184D) & medium green
(138B). PARENTAGE: ‘Hesset Festival’ x (‘Gay Parasol’ x ‘Meadowlark’). Lax
upright or stiff trailer. Self branching. Makes good basket or upright.
Prefers overhead filtered light, cool climate. Best bloom & foliage color
in filtered light. Tested 4 years in Doetinchem, The Netherlands. Meise
9/16/06. Distinguished by bloom color. |