‘Christmas Elf’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Christmas Elf' | SRL-Sch-2024-0024 | Curt Burroughs |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Longseth | USA | Curt Burroughs |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RUSS | pendant | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. x exotica | S. x buckleyi | 2020 | red |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| symmetrical | white_red_red | XS |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanceolate | no | white | pink |
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| color unknown | yes | extra small crimson red flowers with petal bases and throats white suffusing crimson red mid petal. Crimson red apexes and margins. Petal tips are acutely pointed. Tube white, stamens white, pollen creamy yellow. Ovary receptacle green. Petal count is reduced to an average of 12, stamen count is reduced to 20 or less on average. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXS | crenate | ICRA Registration | medium green phylloclades are crenate with 1-2 shallow areole notches per margin. XXS clades exhibit fine, brown bristles at apexes and areole notches. Growth habit is small, well branched, and pendant. |
| Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|
| David Longseth | Curt Burroughs |