Schlumbergera Hybrid

‘Aspen’

 

NameSynonym ofRegister numberApplicant
'Aspen'SRL-Sch-XXXX-0049
HybridizerCountryHybridizer referenceName giver
Barnell L. CobiaUSA
Name yearGroupGrowth habitSeedling/Sport
TRUNuprightseedling
Pod parentPollen parentPollination yearColor
pod parent unknownpollen parent unknownwhite
Flower classFlower formColor compositionFlower size
frilledwhite_white_white
Petal formRecurvedStamen colorStyle color
Fruit colorFruit edgedFlower descriptionClades color
unusual frilled flower with extra-large white petals and bloom. Flower width 4.7–6.7 cm., length 6.2–7.8 cm.
Clades sizePhylloclades formReferenceComments
PVJ 12(3): 51–52. (1999)phylloclade width 2.4–4.8 cm., length 3.2–6.2 cm. with very upright growth. The frilled-petal factor is not always stable. 'Aspen' is a chemically induced mutation of 'Bridgeport'. Probably colchicine or similar chemical that induces polyploidy.
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