‘Coral’ [Ellery]
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Coral' [Ellery] | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0262 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des & Merriel Ellery | Australia | Des Ellery |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Christmas Cheer' | S. truncata var. delicata | orange |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| white_pink_orange |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| petals are orange vermilion with silvery throats. Lower petals are paler orange vermilion. Upper petals are elliptic with acute pointed tips. Lower petals are broad spatulate with cuspidate to obtuse tips. Tube is 3.5 cm., very pale silvery orange vermilion. Flower length is 8.5 cm. Upper width is 3 cm. and lower width is 5 cm. Ovary receptacle is 0.75 cm., faintly angled with two wings & areoles., greenish to opaque yellow green. Flower shape is bell to butterfly. Flowers mid May to late June in Australia. Much darker than cv. 'Dark Orange' which flowers at the same time. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery Notes; Cactus & Succulent Journal NSW, December 1991; E.B. Hoare Notes A6-6-2; McM&H 1995: 124-125 | 'Coral' is similar in growth habit to its pod parent 'Christmas Cheer'. |
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