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{PG,1 A new plant variety of the Cactaceae family is related to the {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 and {1 Lavender Doll{2 {0 varieties of the {i truncatus {l species and Zygocactus genus and has a growth habit providing specimens that combine the following principal distinguishing characteristics: a fast growth rate as comparable to that of the {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 variety; a natural tendency to branch without inducement by pruning during the growth period prior to blooming and which is comparable to that of the {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 variety; resistances to nutrient deficiencies and fungus type diseases that are comparable to those of the {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 and {1 Lavender Doll{2 {0 varieties; a substantially greater resistance to flower bud abscission in comparison to the {1 Lavender Doll{2 {0 and {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 varieites; and a bloom with less recurve in the tube forming tepals in comparison to the {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 variety and which commonly occurs from about 2 to 4 weeks earlier than blooms of the {1 Peach Parfait{2 {0 variety, and having a bloom life of from about 6 to 9 days, a shorter style and perianth tube than those of the {1 Kris Kringle{2 {0 and {1 Lavender Doll{2 {0 varieties and perianth tube laminating and forming tepals with marginal blade areas that in color are dominated by pink, yellowish pink, red and/or reddish orange hues.
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