‘Ruby Gem’ [Morris]
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Ruby Gem' [Morris] | SRL-Rhi-XXXX-213 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Morris | Australia | Edwin B. Hoare |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. rosea | R. × graeseri with large red flowers | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buds are ruby to deep carmine red opening to deep rose or ruby red. Matte effect on the flower face, sheeny reverse. Flowers are 3 cm. in length, 4 cm. in width. Petals are obovate with acute tips. Frontal view petal count is 18. Pistil is deep ruby red with six long white stigma lobes. Filaments are deep rose red with paler magenta-pink tips. Ovary is 1 cm. 5 ribbed, bronze reddy green on a rotate daisy to funnel shape. |
| Reference | Comments | Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meier 1995: 22-23; E.B. Hoare Notes: B1-14 | matte, suede mid green, flat small, thick segments, wider at the top, 3 - 4 cm lengths with 3 - 4 areoles per side, within small crenations. yellow-brown bristles in linear and lateral areoles. |