‘Twiggy’

 

Name	Synonym of	Register number	Applicant
'Twiggy'		SRL-Sch-2023-0010	Ralph Mangelsdorff

Hybridizer	Country	Hybridizer reference	Name giver
Ralph Mangelsdorff	Germany		Ralph Mangelsdorff

Name year	Group	Growth habit	Seedling/Sport
2023	EXOT	pendant	seedling

Pod parent	Pollen parent	Pollination year	Color
S. microsphaerica	S. truncata		pink

Flower class	Flower form	Color composition	Flower size
tubular	symmetrical	pink_pink_pink	XXS

Petal form	Recurved	Stamen color	Style color
lanceolate	yes	white	pink

Fruit color	Fruit edged	Flower description	Clades color
pink	yes	extra small size, tubular flowers exhibit narrow, acutely tipped, pale fuchsia pink petals. Fruits are devoid of seeds in case of self-pollination.

Clades size	Phylloclades form	Reference	Comments
XXS	dentate	BMT 2020; SRL Registration	extra small segments have variable forms on the same plant: flat, triangular and quadrilateral. This rare, unique hybrid dispells the idea that S. microsphaerica might not cross with other Schlumbergera species (McMillan & Horobin, p.63). Not easy in cultivation. Cross was confirmed by DNA testing.

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