‘Dark Orange’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Dark Orange' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-0293 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlight Nursery | Australia |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod parent unknown | pollen parent unknown | red |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| rose red with large silvery throat. Lower petals much darker on their reverses. Tube very pale magenta pink. Petals obovate, broader at their bases with acute to pointed tips. Flower length is 7 cm. Upper petal width is 6 cm. Lower petal width is 4.5 cm. Tube is 2.5 - 3 cm. Ovary receptacle is 5 angled. Mid to late season bloomer. Flower color is much deeper than cv. 'South Orange'. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus & Succulent Journal N.S.W., June 1987: 12-13; Dec. 1987: 51-52; McM&H 1995: 125 | medium size plant, semi-upright habit, slower grower. Obtained by Edwin B. Hoare from Greenlight Nursery in 1982 (Edwin B. Hoare). |
| Grower | Distributor |
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