Persian Prince (S.Sorano)

Persian Prince (S.Sorano)

Thumbnail. Abundant semi-double dark blue flowers on tall spikes. The sport Persian Princess (K. Dean) is registered from him.

Shiny light green rounded gel foliage. Small compact rosette, usually less than 10 cm in diameter. The foliage is a rare light green shade, rounded, dense, smooth, with a neat purple spot at the base. Petioles are dark.

Can only be kept in the collection because of the perfect foliage. Unlike a number of varieties of the “gel” type, this one does not have a tendency to pinching and will never turn into a cabbage head, and the rosette retains a perfectly symmetrical shape for years, without tilting its head to the side and almost never stretching out.

The flowers look like a real forest violet, and their bright blue tone is both bright and cheerful. Strong branched brown-cherry peduncles. Blooms willingly, profusely. Violet is constantly in bloom.

As a disadvantage of this strain, the blooming is not very aesthetic, the flowers are very delicate and fade quickly. The pedicel under the receptacle breaks, and the withering flower hangs like a pale, lifeless rag, spoiling the harmonious appearance of the blooming rosette with its appearance. Individual flowers should be carefully cut with scissors as they fade.

Poorly reacts to uneven, sloppy watering. Feels great on the wick. In conditions of sufficient humidity, can produce stepchildren on the soil, which is very convenient for propagation, since leaf cuttings of this variety germinate rather slowly.