Large, flat or flattish, bluish-white flowers. Filaments light yellow-green at base becoming pinkish-white; connectives greyish purple-red; anthers pale orange-yellow. Seed heads persistent.
The name means 'candy floss' in Chinese.
Group: | Early large-flowered group |
Raised by: | Q Hu, J Zheng, R Qian, X Ma, X Zhang |
Country of origin: | China |
Date raised: | r 2016 n2021 |
Parentage: |
'Marie Boisselot' (s) x lanuginosa |
Other name(s): | None known |
Further detail: | Flower diameter: 13.5-15 cm Tepals: 6; elliptic to broadly elliptic, marginally overlapping, with very slightly wavy margins, rounded at tip but with a distinct apiculus |