‘Tushka’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Tushka' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-1320 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin B. Hoare | Australia | cross #33/1983 | Edwin B. Hoare |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Pink Perfection' | 'Heatwave' | 1983 | pink |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| upper petals exhibit silvery white bases and throats suffusing to very pale silvery rose-magenta centers, then to orange red. Lower petals are orange red with a silvery center stripe. Upper petals are sagittate with pointed tips. Lower petals are lanceolate with acute tips. Tube is 3 cm. in length, silvery pale carmine rose. Flower length is 7 cm. Upper width is 5 cm. and the lower width is 4 cm. Ovary is 0.8 cm. with 3 - 4 ribbed angles. Australian bloom season for this cultivar is mid May to mid July (early to mid season bloomer). |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.B. Hoare letter to Des Ellery; McM&H 1995: 139 | phylloclades are bronze green and normal shape. |
| Grower | Distributor |
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