‘Kraken’

 

Name	Synonym of	Register number	Applicant
'Kraken'		SRL-Rhi-2026-006	Michael J. Viray

Hybridizer	Country	Hybridizer reference	Name giver
Michael J. Viray	USA	HBXAb#1	Michael J. Viray

Name year	Group	Growth habit	Seedling/Sport
2025	GRAE	upright	seedling

Pod parent	Pollen parent	Pollination year	Color
'Heartbreaker'	'Aberdeen'	2017	red

Flower class	Color composition	Flower size	Petal form
spiky	red_red_red	S	lanceolate

Recurved	Stamen color	Style color	Fruit color
no	white	red	yellow

Fruit edged	Flower description	Clades color	Clades size
yes	small deep crimson-red flowers with a striking star-shaped appearance. Petal bases and throats are slightly lighter red, transitioning evenly into rich crimson toward the mid-petal area and intensifying at the apices. Petals are long, narrow, and strongly spreading. Upper petals have acutely pointed apices, often slightly recurved or twisted. Lower and basal petals are also pointed to acutely pointed, maintaining a consistent, spider-like form throughout the flower. Individual petals highly variable in form. Some are wiry, twisty , and coiled. The floral tube is red, slightly lighter than the petals. Pollen is pale yellow. Anthers are yellow. The stigma is light pink to pale rose and extends beyond anther cluster. The ovary receptacle is green flushed with red at anthesis.		M

Reference	Comments	Grower	Distributor
ICRA Registration	middle-sized phylloclades are green with magenta red apexes and margins. Phylloclades are crenate, with rounded, scalloped margins and very shallow areole notches. Short brown bristle occasionally present at the apexes. The overall plant has upright growth habit.	Michael J. Viray	Michael J. Viray