Shirl’s Pip Squeak (S. Sanders)

Shirl’s Pip Squeak (S. Sanders)

Miniature. Simple and semi-double pale pink flowers with purple fantasy.

Dark green with white variegated girl foliage. Variegation is not pronounced, it can only be seen under a magnifying glass. The foliage is painted, round, curly.

The center of the rosette constantly thickens, young leaves struggle to emerge, this is a varietal feature. It is necessary to cut off a row of young leaves to give some space for growth. It doesn't reach semi-minis, the rosette is small, about 8-10 cm.

Strokes on the petals are not so blue, but rather bright purple. By the way, the strokes on the petals fade over time. Flowers quickly fade, after 2-3 days they become several shades lighter.

So that the bouquet stands bright as a whole, this doesn't happen, there is a very visible difference between freshly opened and "old" flowers. The size of the flowers is about 3-3.5 cm, large for such a rosette.

Blooms constantly — not densely, of course, but several flowers are always present. Strong tall flower stalks. There are 3-4 flowers on the flower stalks. The first time it bloomed by variety, the second time it produced half-purple flowers, and the third time it darkened completely.

Grows and blooms quickly. Doesn't want to grow on the wick, the top gets wet. Keep only on top watering. Even during flowering, there is no need to increase watering. Gives a sport – blue or light-purple flower.