Schlumbergera Hybrid

‘Turk’s Turban’ [Johnson]

 

NameSynonym ofRegister numberApplicant
'Turk's Turban' [Johnson]SRL-Sch-XXXX-1319
HybridizerCountryHybridizer referenceName giver
Johnson Cactus GardensUSAunknown
Name yearGroupGrowth habitSeedling/Sport
1967RUSSseedling
Pod parentPollen parentPollination yearColor
pod parent unknownpollen parent unknownred
Flower classFlower formColor compositionFlower size
Petal formRecurvedStamen colorStyle color
Fruit colorFruit edgedFlower descriptionClades color
upper petals scarlet magenta with faint mid lines. Lower petals red violet with scarlet-magenta edges and silvery bases. Reverse of petals appear lacquered, especially the lower petals. Reverse of upper petals have a red-violet sheen. Flower length 5.5 cm. Upper width 4.5 cm., lower width 3.5 cm. Tube length 2.5 cm. Ovary receptacle 0.7 cm., five ribbed, green with amber hue. Blooms July early August. This cultivar is deeper in color than cv. 'Turk's Turban' [June Holier].
Clades sizePhylloclades formReferenceComments
crenateE.B. Hoare Notes A6-1-3; McM&H 1995: 117plant was used in the creation of a number of Edwin B. Hoare's cultivars in Australia. Described as a poor grower. (E.B. Hoare)
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