‘Winter Whisper’
| Name | Synonym of | Register number | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Winter Whisper' | SRL-Sch-2025-0078 | Ruud Tropper |
| Hybridizer | Country | Hybridizer reference | Name giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruud Tropper | Netherlands | PG2467 | Ruud Tropper |
| Name year | Group | Growth habit | Seedling/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RUSS | pendant | seedling |
| Pod parent | Pollen parent | Pollination year | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Tenshi No Mai' x S. russelliana | 'Tenshi No Mai' x S. russelliana | 2022 | albino |
| Flower class | Flower form | Color composition | Flower size |
|---|---|---|---|
| symmetrical | albino_albino_albino | M |
| Petal form | Recurved | Stamen color | Style color |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanceolate | no | white | white |
| Fruit color | Fruit edged | Flower description | Clades color |
|---|---|---|---|
| white | yes | medium-sized pure white albino flowers, strongly pendant and gracefully elongated. Petals are narrow, slightly recurved, and arranged in multiple whorls, giving the bloom a finely layered, almost feathery appearance. Petal tips are sharply pointed and slightly reflexed downward. The floral tube is white. Anthers are pale cream, forming a compact column. The stigma is white and extends modestly beyond the anthers. The ovary receptacle is olive green. |
| Clades size | Phylloclades form | Reference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | crenate | ICRA Registration | medium-sized light green phylloclades are scalloped with shallow areole notches. The overall plant has a noticeable pendant growth habit, with long chains of phylloclades bearing downward-facing flowers. First cross performed by Andreas Hofacker. |
| Grower | Distributor |
|---|---|
| Ruud Tropper | Ruud Tropper |