‘Pink Christmas’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Pink Christmas' | SRL-Sch-2025-0022 | Curt Burroughs |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Burroughs | USA | Curt Burroughs |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TRUN | pendant | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. x buckleyi | 'Thor Sophia' | 2020 | pink |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| zygomorphic | pink_pink_pink | M |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanceolate | yes | white | pink |
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| green | yes | pink flowers are medium sized. Margins exhibit fuchsia pencil line edgings which also is noted on the central line of the backside of petals. Petal tips are pointed. Tube is pink like the petals. Pollen is pink as well. The anthers are bright magenta pink colored. Purple stigma extends beyond the anther cluster. Ovary receptacle is light green but it turns to light pink when is blooming at cooler temperatures. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | crenate | ICRA Registration | small crenate phylloclades have scalloped edges and shallow areole notches. They are medium green and turn to red at cooler temperatures. Mature seed pods are small, light green, ribbed, and rounded like russelliana. The overall plant has compact growth habit. Pink Christmas is an easy bloomer and blooms out of season regularly. |
| Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|
| Curt Burroughs | Curt Burroughs |