Episcia ‘GV’s Pink Freckles’ 2022, IR221750, hybridized by Gayathri Valsala; Kollam, Kerala, India. (E. ‘Emerald Velvet’ x E. ‘Jim’s Daphne’s Choice’). Cross made 07.09.2021, seeds planted 09.11.2021, first flowering 06.16.2022. Reproducible only vegetatively. Rosette habit, stem length 7 cm. Leaves coffee brown with green herringbone pattern around midrib, 9.5 cm long, 7 cm wide, 6.5 cm petiole, ovate, acute tip, cuneate base, crenate margin, bullate, hairy. Calyx split, light green, length 10 mm, length of the pedicel 4 cm, 3 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, 3 cm long, 3 cm wide, pink with dark pink spots. Fast growing plant, producing numerous stolons.
Episcia GV’s Pink Freckles
Registry Number:
IR221750
Year:
2022
Genus:
Episcia
Parentage:
E. ‘Emerald Velvet’ x E. ‘Jim’s Daphne’s Choice’
Registrant:
Gayathri Valsala
Registrant Location:
Kollam, Kerala, India