Registered cultivar

Liesbeek Playing With Fire

Interspecific · Orange · South Africa

Reference: 2011

Approved
Liesbeek Playing With Fire
Photograph: John van der Linde

Description

Registered Cultivar: This is a miniata-like interspecific grown and named by John van der Linde. It is from a ['Katy D' X x cyrtanthiflora] selfed breeding. Flowers are a pale orange tangerine colour (32 on Cape Colour Chart 2nd Ed.) that are lighter towards the tips (84 on chart). Flowers darken with age to (14 on chart) outside and (70 on chart) inside, with the tip of petals (48 on chart). The tepals are thick and waxy. Flowers are 4.5cm across the open mouth and include stamens and stigma. Peduncle is 22cm high. Longest leaf is 53cm x 5cm wide. Ovaries are tangerine. Good pollen production but it appears to be sterile.

Photographs

  • Liesbeek Playing With FireJohn van der Linde
  • Liesbeek Playing With FireJohn van der Linde