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Sonia - Passion Flowers

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Registration Ref. #040 (22/11/2004)<br />

Cultivar Name P. 'Thuraia'<br />

Originator Mauro Peixoto (Brazil)<br />

Parentage P. kermesina ())× P. miersii (.)<br />

Description Stem round; flower 7.5cm in diameter; petals and sepals purple,<br />

quickly reflexing; corona filaments: outer series dark purple with<br />

white bands towards the base and light purple at the apex, inner<br />

series dark purple/pink; leaves three-lobed with purplish lower<br />

surfaces, similar to those of P. kermesina; petiole 5cm; two<br />

petiole glands at mid-position; peduncle 5cm; stipules reniform.<br />

The influence of P. miersii is most marked in the colour of the<br />

filaments. First flowered in 2003 with flowering period in late<br />

autumn. Minimum temperature 5C. Named after a friend of Reto<br />

Gamma.

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