Bangkok Fire
Colors
GoldenWhiteRedOrange
Description
Produces glowing orange-red flowers with dark veining spreading from base. Turns increasingly purplish with maturity and eventually fades to mauve, white, and light golden-tan. Fragrance is very strong, unique and pleasant: sweet with prominent nutmeg and lemon notes. Good substance. Remarkable intense nutmeg fragrance. Nice, sturdy growth but too large. Medium tree. Hard to root.
Appearance
Orange-red with dark veining, transitioning to purplish, then mauve, white and light golden-tan.
Bloom
Large blooms.
Fragrance
Very strong, unique, pleasant fragrance: sweet with nutmeg and lemon notes.
Growth & Foliage
Medium tree with nice sturdy but too large growth habit.
Cultivation Tips
Hard to root.
Also Known As
Daeng Maha ChokeakaOrange HybridakaP-33. 3" intense orange-redakaopening successively on full headsaka
Details
Growth Habit
spreading
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
unique nutmeg
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Glowing orange-red with some darker veining spreading from base. Turns increasingly purplish with maturity and eventually fades to mauve, white and light golden-tan. The fragrance is very strong, unique and pleasant: sweet with prominent dash of lemon nutmeg. Strong, conspicuous color and a remarkably intense and unique nutmeg fragrance. Substance is good. The fragrance is very strong, and somewhat citrus. Nice, sturdy, but too big growth habit. Medium tree. Hard to root.
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Size3"
Fragranceunique nutmeg
Colors4
Aliases4
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