Apricot Delight
Colors
PinkApricotRedYellowWhiteOrange
Description
Apricot Delight is an Australian three-color rainbow or fruit salad plumeria with flowers blending yellow, red, orange, pink, and white in striking stripes, with dark red bands on the reverse and reflexed petals. It is unusual for both its size and color combination. The fragrance is distinctive, combining apricot and citrus notes along with sweet, lemon, and rose tones. It flowers much later in the season than most cultivars.
Appearance
Blend of yellow, red, orange, pink, and white arranged in striking stripes. Dark red bands on the reverse. Petals reflex backward.
Bloom
Flowers much later in the season.
Fragrance
Strong and sweet, with distinctive apricot and citrus notes, also described as lemon or rose.
Provenance
Australian rainbow cultivar, one of the Fruit Salads (Three Colour).
Also Known As
Details
Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
Oz
Fragrance Strength
fruity, distinctive, strong sw
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Fragrancefruity, distinctive, strong sw
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