Sonia - Passion Flowers
Sonia - Passion Flowers
Sonia - Passion Flowers
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Registration Ref. #170 (15/11/2010)<br />
Cultivar Name P. 'Gabriela'<br />
Originator Margarete Magalhães Souza (Brazil)<br />
Parentage P. gardneri (♀) × P. gibertii (♂)<br />
Description Stem cylindrical; internodes 5.4 - 9.5cm; flowers 7.0 - 8.6cm in<br />
diameter, reflexing at anthesis (before midday); stamen<br />
filaments pale green; anthers adaxial surface pale green with<br />
yellow edges; styles slender, pale green with purple points;<br />
stigma olive green; fruits pendulous and green when ripe; petals<br />
2.7 - 3.5cm long, 0.6 - 1.1cm wide, light blue on both surfaces,<br />
apex ovate-lanceolate; sepals 3.3 - 4.4cm long, 0.8 - 1.5cm<br />
wide, adaxial surface light blue, abaxial surface green, apex<br />
ovate-lanceolate; corona filaments in 3 - 4 series, 5.0 - 6.6cm in<br />
diameter, outermost series 1.7 - 2.7cm long, second series 1.5 -<br />
2.6cm long, filiform, deep blue at base, white to apex; leaves<br />
three-lobed, entire, membranaceous, absence of hairs on both<br />
sides, 5.3 - 7.6cm long, 6.3 - 8.5cm wide; petiole 2.3 – 6.4cm;<br />
peduncle 2.1 – 4.9cm. Flowering all year in Brazil, with peak in<br />
August and September.