Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Pink Favorite, 1 by monika

monika wrote:
I received this hybrid 1994 from Herrenhausen. Dr. Preissel did not know the exact cross anymore. It resulted in three seedlings. He wanted to name all of them Pink Favorite, as there was not much difference. HG 90 - 95 is one of these seedlings but has complete different leaves, more like suaveolens. Pink Favorite has insignis like leaves, narrow, lanceolate and the flower has a richer color. There was quite a disput between Dr. Preissel and me about the naming. Seedlings have different genes and can therefore be crossed together with viable seeds. Giving three seedlings the same name would bring much more confusion into the scene as we already have. 'My' Pink Favorite has an extradonary sign: a dark deep pink borderline as seen on the corolla. If you order Pink Favorite, you might get either the first or HG 90 - 95. Some retailers dont know the difference between the two. I dont know, what happened to the third seedling.