Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Information on Pink Perfection, 0 by

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B. x candida 'Pink Perfection' is a German hybrid released in 2002 and created by Anne Kirchner-Abel.

Its often double, but sometimes also triple.

Lene and I have grown it for a few years, but have different opinions on the quality of the flowers.

The plant itself are a medium fast grower and even if it only tend to house a few spitermites, it is susceptible to dwarfmites, that cripples the buds and top leaves. That is a big minus in my book, but others live with it fine :)

The flowers themself start out white, but already the first day, the pink toning begin to take over. In a few days it becomes rich pink. The flowers usually last for 5-6 days, before they begin to get brown spots.

All in all its beautiful and have a nice smell.

Personally I am only growing it for fun. It will never make it as a hybridizer plant ... in my stock, it is :) The flowers, even though beautiful and rich scented, have a strong tendency to be slit up in the side or entirely shredded ... like we know it from another hybrid,'Shredded White Fantasy'.

I prefer wellformed flowers. Lene loves them, both well formed or shredded and she is crazy about everything on 'Pink Perfection'.

All in all, there are different opinions on the hybrid and that is, how it should be. My opinion is only one in a wide spectrum of blending nuances :)

This is an indoor picture