Calceolaria herbeohybrida

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Calceolaria Herbeohybrida Group
Hybrid parentage
Interspecific hybrid in the genus Calceolaria involving Calceolaria crenatiflora, Calceolaria corymbosa and Calceolaria cana
Cultivar group
Calceolaria Herbeohybrida Group
Cultivar group members
Many, including:

'Gold Fever'
'Jewel Cluster'
'Sunset mixed'

Calceolaria Herbeohybrida Group is a cultivar group of hybrids in the genus Calceolaria, derived from three species from Chile, Calceolaria crenatiflora, Calceolaria corymbosa and Calceolaria cana.[1][2]

Calceolaria Herbeohybrida Group hybrids are usually 30–45 cm (12 to 18 in) tall, sometimes smaller. They have soft stems and flowers can vary from yellow to red. There are a lot of cultivars including 'Gold Fever' with yellow flowers, 'Jewel Cluster' early flowering with mixed colours, 'Sunset mixed' with orange to red flowers, and 'Sunshine' with yellow flowers.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  2. ^ a b Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
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