Smithiantha Clarissa

Smithiantha ‘Clarissa’ .1997, IR975l4, M. Cass, PA. (long line of un-named crosses). Plant reproducible only from vegetative cuttings. Plant growth erect, medium sized with tendency to produce multi­ple crowns. Leaves medium green, ovate with acute tip and crenate edges, 12.7 cm long, 16.5 cm wide, with 5 cm petiole. Calyx split, green. Corolla salverform, tube rose-pink (Spinel Red 54B) with darker spots and rim around lobes (Fuchsia Purple 67A). Usually an extra petal appears on each side of the tube. Plant material has been given to Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses