Rhipsalidopsis Hybrid

‘Petite’

 

NameSynonym ofRegister numberApplicant
'Petite'SRL-Rhi-XXXX-171

HybridizerCountryHybridizer referenceName giver
William MorrisAustraliaEdwin B. Hoare

Name yearGroupGrowth habitSeedling/Sport

Pod parentPollen parentPollination yearColor
R. roseaR. × graeseripink

Color temperature sensitiveFlower lengthFlower widthPetal form

RecurvedStamen colorStyle colorFruit color

Fruit edgedFlower descriptionPhylloclades lengthPhylloclades width
pale magenta with paler edges. Mid stripe is magenta pink. Flower size is 3.5 cm. in length, 4 cm. in width. Petals obovate to spatulate with acute tips. Frontal view petal count is 12. Pistil bright magenta with 5 white stigma lobes. Filaments bright magenta, paler at their tips. Ovary is 0.8 cm., pale green to opaque amber with 5 ribs.

ReferenceCommentsGrowerDistributor
Meier 1995: 21; E.B. Hoare Notes: B1-10phylloclades average 6 cm. in length and 2 cm. in width with 2 -3 areoles per side. Light brownish bristles located in the linear areole and the lateral areoles within smallish crenations. New growth is brighter green.

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