Akha

Thai. Siam seeds. Sweet frangipani fragrance. 3" pink and orange rainbow with a light sweet fragrance. Medium tree. Hard to root, should be grafted. Aki Red probably the same as Feto Red. NOID that D. Konishi named for his father. History: over 30 years ago (1980s) my father brought home a truck load of what he called red cuttings, he found them someplace in Harbor City, CA, I think. He tried rooting them but it was hard to do, so he grafted onto a Celadine using black electric tape. In Gardena CA the flowers are not as red, but in Cerritos they come out red and when it’s real hot, almost black, it has a pleasant spicy scent and for me it’s easy to root. When the young men in Maui went into the military they were given a chance to change their name, since most had Japanese first names they wanted an American first name, so my dad changed his name from Akitoshi Konishi to Raymond Akitoshi Konishi, after he passed and I continued his hobby I felt that I should name this one Aki Red as a way for me to remember who planted my first plumeria and how it changed my life. Nice spicy scent. Rose scent. Tall and fast growing. True red, 4”, doesn’t need heat to get color. Recommended for the coast. Easy to root. Smells like cinnamon or maybe nutmeg. Texture changes depending on the weather. The blooms are thicker and narrower when the weather heats up, and more relaxed and wider in normal temps. Yellowish center and purple edging that is difficult to capture. Akira lily scent