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Description: Blandordia grandiflora 'Sunbelle Majestic'
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Blandfordia grandiflora 'Sunbelle Majestic'

File Number
1849
ACRA Field Book Number
1147
Registration Date
10/11/2022
Application Received
15/12/2005
Family
Blandfordiaceae
Cultivar Name
Blandfordia grandiflora 'Sunbelle Majestic'
Origin
Controlled pollination: ‘Sunbelle Majestic’ was one of the progeny of a cross between ‘P130’ and ‘P119’. Both of these parent plants were grown from seed collected in the wild by a seed company. The cross was made in 1992 and ‘Sunbelle Majestic’ first flowered on 10 Dec, 1994. Selection criteria: it was selected on the basis of flower colour, height and time of flowering.. PBR Status: Granted: 15-Jan-2009 Terminated: 02-Jul-2010
Characteristics
Clumping plant, with flowering stems to 1m Flowers: Red and yellow, 80mm x 40mm, mid December
Cultivation
Best grown in display pots
Publication
Plant Varieties Journal Volume 20, Issue 1
Colour Coding
RHS Colour Chart Flower bud: main colour of tube (RHS colour chart) greyed red179A; Flower: colour of overlying colour (RHS colour chart) orange red N34B; Flower: yellow colour of lobes (RHS colour chart) yellow orange 15B
Propagation
Division or tissue culture
Applicant Name
Florence Treverrow
Uses
Cut flowers or feature plant
Availability
Specialist native plant nurseries
ANBG Accession Numbers
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NSL ID
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