‘Purple Pride’
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. 
Photo: J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v.
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Purple Pride' | SRL-Rhi-XXXX-188 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. de Vries Potplantencultures b.v. | Netherlands |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod parent unknown | pollen parent unknown | pink |
| Color temperature sensitive | Flower length | Flower width | Petal form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurved | Stamen color | Style color | Fruit color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit edged | Flower description | Phylloclades length | Phylloclades width |
|---|---|---|---|
| flowers display narrowish, acutely pointed, overlapping petals. Colour is a bright, soft mauve pink, darker on the margins and tip, suffusing lighter pink toward the center. The creamy white stigma has six lobes. In a Johan de Vries advertisement photo, Purple Pride appeared similar to ‘Evita’ with the exceptions Evita's flowers were a slightly darker pink with narrower petals. Blooms also appeared more star-shaped. Purple Pride buds are hot fuchsia pink and sharply pointed. |
| Reference | Comments | Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illustration: Deutscher Gartenbau 14: 907. (1993); Meier 1995: 21. Commercial entry | burgundy edged phylloclades lack apical bristles. Similar in size or slightly smaller than R. gaertneri. In the Johan de Vries advertisement photo, Purple Pride phylloclades were similar to 'Evita phylloclades, but not as notched. |