Achimenes ‘SRG’s Scarlet Queen’

Achimenes ‘SRG’s Scarlet Queen’ 2022, IR221797, hybridized by Serge Saliba, Bucharest, Romania. (A. HS-005-2010 x A. HS-021-2010). Cross made 05.2011, seeds planted 02.2012, first flowering 06.2012. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Erect, stem length 20 cm. Leaves light green, 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, 2 cm petiole, ovate, acute tip, cuneate base, serrate margin. Calyx split, green, length 4 mm, length of the pedicel 1.5 cm, 4 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, double, 3 cm long, 6 cm wide, scarlet. A tetraploid hybrid with a high number of blooms on each stem. A very easy grower.