‘Tropica’




| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Tropica' | SRL-Sch-2026-0040 | Frank Süpplie |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Süpplie | Netherlands | Frank Süpplie |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TRUN | upright | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Pink Dancer' | 'Purple Dancer' | 2014 | purple |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| zygomorphic | white_pink_purple | S |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| elliptic | yes | white | purple |
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| color unknown | yes | small vivid magenta-pink flowers with white petal bases and throats, softly suffusing to rose pink through the mid-petal area and deepening to rich magenta at the apexes and margins. Margins display delicate darker magenta to fuchsia pencil-line edging. Petal tips pointed to acute. Floral tube white, lightly flushed with pale pink. Pale pink stigma positioned beyond the soft pinkish-lilac anther cluster; stigma lobes remain closed. Pollen pale cream to light yellow. Ovary receptacle light green. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | flat dentated | ICRA Registration; Süpplie F.: Directory of Schlumbergera Species and Hybrids (Epric, 2026) | small to medium-sized phylloclades dark green and glossy. Dentations short, forward-facing, and occasionally curved. Plant habit upright. This cultivar is considered difficult in cultivation. |
| Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|
| Frank Süpplie | www.schlumbergera.eu; Triple Aqua Licensing |
