Sonia - Passion Flowers
Sonia - Passion Flowers
Sonia - Passion Flowers
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Registration Ref. #104 (21/08/2007)<br />
Cultivar Name P. 'Dalal'<br />
Originator Maurizio Vecchia (Italy)<br />
Parentage P. amethystina ()) × P. ‘Thuraia’ (+)<br />
Description Stem round; flowers 8cm in diameter, fragrant; petals and sepals<br />
light violet; outer corona filaments dark violet at base,<br />
purple/white banding to apex; peduncle 9cm; petiole 3cm, with<br />
2-3 pairs of petiole glands; leaves three-lobed, 9.5cm x 7cm;<br />
stipules ovate, 3cm x 1cm. Flowering period August to October.<br />
Minimum temperature 8C. Named after the sister of Thuraia.<br />
The male parent is a hybrid of P. kermesina and P. miersii.