Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Blüten einfach oder gefüllt

English translation:

single, hose-in-hose, double or double hose-in-hose

Added to glossary by Jon Reynolds
Oct 20, 2010 08:35
13 yrs ago
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German term

Blüten einfach oder gefüllt

German to English Marketing Botany
From a document about azaleas: "Blüten können einfach oder gefüllt, klein oder groß sein".

I think "einfach" could be "single blossom" but the "gefüllt" is leaving me a little puzzled.

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single, hose-in-hose, double or double hose-in-hose

Unsure whether "gefüllt" is hose-in-hose, double or double hose-in-hose, or all of these. "A wide array of flower types are found among the different types of azaleas. The four classifications of flower type are single, hose-in-hose, double and double hose-in-hose. A single flower features five to six petals around five stamens and one pistil, such as in the Kobai azalea. Hose-in-hose refers to azaleas featuring 10 to 12 petals, which includes the calyx. A double azalea features stamens that become petals, leading to a variable number of petals. Double hose-in-hose azaleas feature over 30 petals, exemplified by the azalea Balsaminiflorum."
Peer comment(s):

agree Claire Cox : I'd just go for double. I used to have a big rhododendron garden in the West of Scotland and I've never heard of hose-in hose referred to azaleas, I must admit. Primulas, yes!// Not a good idea - aren't they poisonous in quantity? Hard to stop puppies tho
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Thank you, Claire. Our puppy chews our rhodies!
agree Cetacea : gefüllt = double or double hose-in-hose. Comparing photos of varieties, I'd say "hose-in-hose" corresponds to the German "halbgefüllt".
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Thank you, Cetacea.
agree Nicola Wood : single or double is what I would say - double ones look so pretty!
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Thank you, Nicola. And the blossom lasts quite a while.
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single or hose-in-hose

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Peer comment(s):

neutral Cetacea : hose-in-hose corresponds to "halbgefüllt" in German.
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