Achimenes ‘SRG’s Aurika Ashcroft’

Achimenes ‘SRG’s Aurika Ashcroft’ 2022, IR221794, hybridized by Serge Saliba, Bucharest, Romania. (A. unnamed seedling x A. unnamed seedling). Cross made 05.2011, seeds planted 01.2012, first flowering 07.2012. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Erect to trailing habit, stem length 15 cm. Leaves light green, 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, 2 cm petiole, elliptic to ovate, acute tip, cordate base, serrate margin. Calyx split, green, length 4 mm, length of the pedicel 2 cm, 2 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, double, 3 cm long, 7 cm wide, hot pink. Very floriferous compact plant with striking beautifully shaped blossoms.