Bijou Bill Moragne, Sr. #156

William Moragne, Bill Moragne, Sr. Bill was married to Jean. His daughter in law was Jeannie. His daughters are Mary M. Cooke, Sally M. Mist, and Katie M. Bartness. The granddaughters are Edi (Cooke), Julie (Cooke), Cindy, Kimi, Cathy and Kelly. Bill Sr was very fond of the strong colored flowers and not the whites. You can see why 23, 27 and others were kept with no name. JL acquired many that were only numbered and were named later, as was MHE, Kelly aka 106. Pink, elliptical moderately overlapped petals, 2 ½ to 3”. Upturned inner edges and heavy dark pink veins. Petals blend from dark pink to white. Red-purple stripes on the reverse and a yellow eye. Strong grape fragrance. Keeping quality is good with an average tendency to fade. Tall grower with thick branches. Compact grower. Can be difficult to root. Should be grafted. Branching is below average. Oblanceolate leaves are medium green with acuminate tips. It was widely believed that this Moragne has the same heritage as the others: pod parent: Daisy Wilcox. Pollen parent: Scott Pratt. Bill Moragne Plumeria is NOT one of the flowers that came from his cross the Daisy Wilcox and Scott Pratt. It was named by Bill Murray for JL as when they documented all his plants, it was done at that time for his honor as there was not a plant in his name. The plant’s origin is not known according to JL. Named after Bill Moragne, Sr., who successfully cross pollinated the 2 plumerias to produce 4 pods and 283 different seedlings. Develops one of the biggest flower heads. Extremely difficult to root. Cuttings are almost impossible to root. Incredibly large clusters. Medium tree. Very beautiful rainbow with heavy veining. Fragrance is sweet and intense. Grows fast and strong. 4" and blooms in tight bunches. Needs to be well established to bloom. Varies depending on humidity and heat. Can be pale like a Mardi Gras and then when the heat/humidity comes, it goes red. Shiny leaves. Slow grower. 3″ - 3 ½” pink, strong grape scent, tall grower.