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A white flowered cultivar with a large red throat. One of the modern cultivars raised by Dibleys, their catalogue says: "A clear white/cream background with strong magenta pink veining. A short/medium plant with exceptional flowering qualities, flowering for well over 10 months." Writing about the Chelsea Plant of the Year in the Plantsman in 2011, Graham Rice says: "From Dibley's Nurseries, the Flowering continuously for 10 months of the year, each bloom opens in rich cream, almost yellow on the upper two lobes, and with vivid magenta pink veining on the lower lobes shaded with orange in the throat. The yellow colouring becomes paler as the flowers mature. Ideally suited to a bright position on an indoor windowsill, do not allow the plant to receive full mid-day sunshine. Keep it slightly dry.feed regularly with high potash feed while flowering and remove dead flowers promptly. 'Sioned' was chosen from a batch of seedlings derived from crossing two existings Dibley's cultivars, 'Sioned' first flowered in 2008." |
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| 19th June 2011 | ||