‘Christmas Cheer’ [Europe]
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Christmas Cheer' [Europe] | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0235 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Europe |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod parent unknown | pollen parent unknown | red |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| white_orange_red |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| petals are peachy orange red with very pale silvery rose magenta throats. Lower petals carry less silver and more peach hue. Upper petals are spatulate with obtuse to cuspidate tips. Lower petals are broad spatulate with acute tips. Tube is 4 cm., pale silvery rose magenta. Stigma lobes are open. Flower length up to 9 cm. Upper width is 3.5 cm. and lower width is 5 cm. Ovary receptacle is 0.6 cm., small, faintly four angled, yellow amber to bronze green. Flower form is somewhat bell-shaped (upper petals). Cobia stated flower width was 5.7 - 6.4 cm., and length was 6.5 cm. McM&H described the flowers as orange (RHS 44A). Similar to 'Weihnachtsfreud', but more orange red. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.B. Hoare Notes A6-6-2; B.L. Cobia 1992: 26; McM&H 1995: 105 | there is not much difference between flower coloration of this cv. and "Peach Parfait' and 'Twilight Tangerine'. Flower shapes differ. Christmas Cheer is a normal to somewhat bell shape. 'Peach Parfait' is normal to bell form with less orange red. 'Twilight Tangerine' is more bell shaped with upper petals radiating almost flat across the face. 'Twilight Tangerine' is more orange red than 'Christmas Cheer'. (E.B. Hoare). This is an older variety dating back to the 1960s. Also known as Xmas Cheer. |
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