General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seeds require a specialised medium, as they do not contain their own food source.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Bulbs
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: Other: AM/AOS, ACM/AOC, HCC/AOC
Parentage: Phar Lap X Miss Muffet Agate

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Trade name information:
Series: Dorothy Stockstill
Trade Name: 'Forgotten Fruit'
Cultivar name: 'Dorothy Stockstill Forgotten Fruit'
Common names
  • Orchid
Also sold as:
  • Dorothy Stockstill 'Forgotten Fruits'
  • Dorothy Stockstill 'Forbidden Fruit'

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Uploaded by Ursula
Uploaded by sugarcane
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-08
This plant was labeled 'Forbidden Fruit', but Australis thought i
Uploaded by sugarcane
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-08
Reds are tricky to photograph, but my memory of this deep deep re
Comments:
  • Posted by Australis (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Zone 10a) on Feb 5, 2020 5:06 AM concerning plant:
    This is a known triploid (3N; made using a diploid Phar Lap and tetraploid Miss Muffet) and reluctant to set seed. There appears to be a hexaploid (6N) mutation of it in existence, but it is hard to find.

    The correct spelling of the clonal name is 'Forgotten Fruit', but it has been awarded as 'Forgotten Fruits' and eventually 'Forbidden Fruit'!

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