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Sonia - Passion Flowers

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Registration Ref. #044 (11/09/2005)<br />

Cultivar Name P. 'Valerie Bishop'<br />

Originator Trevor Bishop (United Kingdom)<br />

Parentage P. ×violacea ‘Victoria’ (-) × P. caerulea (/)<br />

Description Flower 9.5cm to 10.5cm in diameter, slightly scented; petals<br />

white with mauve tinge; sepals white with short awn; outer<br />

corona filaments 6cm in diameter, deep violet at centre, white<br />

and violet/blue at apex; bracts 3cm x 2.5cm; leaves 5-lobed; two<br />

petiole glands. Minimum temperature -5C. Named after the wife<br />

of the breeder. Crossed in 2003. Resembles male parent and P.<br />

‘Ely’: a hybrid of the same parentage. The full name for this<br />

cultivar is P. ×violacea 'Valerie Bishop'.

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