‘Watermelon Pink’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Watermelon Pink' | SRL-Sch-XXXX-1356 |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor | Australia |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUN | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| pod parent unknown | pollen parent unknown | orange |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| deep orange red with silvery orange throat. Lower petals deep peachy rose with silvery rose throat. Upper petals obovate with pointed tips. Lower petals oblanceolate with acute tips. Tube is 3 cm. in length, pale silvery mauve. Flower length 7 cm. Upper width is 3.5 cm. and the lower width is 4.5 cm. Tube length is 3 cm. Ovary receptacle is 1 cm., upturned, pear shaped, apple to amber green. Flowers are a normal shape. Australian flowering season is mid May or early June (Australia). Hoare, Cactus & succulent Journal NSW described the flower length as 7 cm., petal width 4 cm., tube length 3.5 cm. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.B. Hoare Notes: A-6-6-10; Cactus & Succulent Journal NSW, June 1987: 14-15; McM&H 1995: 139 | medium size, trailing growth. Almost identical to cv.'Manda's Orange'. Obtained from Sybil McGregor by Des Ellery of Buena Vista Nursery. (Edwin B. Hoare). |
| Grower | Distributor |
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