‘Rainbow’ [Johnson]
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Rainbow' [Johnson] | SRL-Rhi-XXXX-191 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Cactus Gardens | USA | California Epi Center |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod parent unknown | pollen parent unknown | red |
| Color temperature sensitive | Flower length | Flower width | Petal form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurved | Stamen color | Style color | Fruit color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit edged | Flower description | Phylloclades length | Phylloclades width |
|---|---|---|---|
| petals have an orange-red base with magenta top half. Flower length is 4 cm. width is 5 cm. petals are narrow with acute tips. Frontal view petal count is 14. Pistil is magenta with 5 white stigma lobes. Filaments are pale orange red with creamy yellow pollen. Ovary is 1 cm., 5 ribbed pale green with bronze-green ribs. |
| Reference | Comments | Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illustrated in: T. Hashizume’s Epiphyllums & Other Related Genera Pt. I: 110, 1982 and Epiphyllums and Other Related Genera Pt. II: 114, 1985; Rainbow Gardens Catalog 95/96: 20; Meier 1995: 21; E.B. Hoare Notes: B1-12 | fleshy, green phylloclades are up to 8 cm. in length with 4 or more faint crenations per side. Heavy bristling in all areoles with up to 1.5 cm. long, yellow-brown bristles in the rounded linear areole. |