‘Sonata’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Sonata' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-1199 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des & Merriel Ellery | Australia |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. truncata var. delicata | 'Ben' | 1976 | red |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| white_red_red |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pale silky apricot with silvery throat. Lower petals peachy rose with silvery pale magenta pink throat. Upper petals spatulate with pointed tips. Lower petals sagittate with obtuse tips. The very pale silvery magenta pink tube. Flower length is 8 cm., Upper width 4 cm., lower width 4.5 cm. Tube 3 cm. Ovary receptacle is 0.7 cm. upturned, opaque pinkish yellow. Flower shapes are bell to reverse umbrella. Bloom season is mid May to late June (Australia). McM&H description:pale apricot with silvery pink throat. Des Ellery described the flower as light apricot with pale mauve column (tube). |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Ellery Note Card BV21; E.B. Hoare Notes: A6-6-9; Cactus & Succulent Journal NSW, June 1990; McM&H 1995: 137 | more apricot, not the pinkish orange of cv. 'Mystic. Blooms more bell shaped. |
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