Bleeding Heart
Colors
YellowOrangeRedWhite
Description
A distinctive white plumeria featuring frosty petals with reddish-orange center that bleeds into a gold ring. Produces 3-inch blooms with great peach fragrance and nice soft texture with surprisingly long holding capability. Radiant orange center develops after blooms open, with throat pale when first opening. Orange starburst over yellow develops as blooms mature. Older blooms display fully reflexed petals with faded yellow replaced by sunburst effect. Red center grows larger with increased heat. Early bloomer, though not very fragrant on second blooming. Heavy bloomer and seed setter.
Appearance
Frosty white petals with reddish-orange center bleeding into gold ring. 3-inch blooms with nice soft texture.
Bloom
3-inch blooms. Early bloomer. Heavy bloomer. Orange center development after opening. Red center enlarges with heat. Sets seed.
Fragrance
Great peach fragrance. Not much fragrance on repeat blooms.
Growth & Foliage
Growth habit is average with many beautiful flower heads.
Provenance
Related to Blessings (unusual flower shape similar to Madame Poni but with better coloration of yellow, pink, and white in pastel tones).
Also Known As
Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Source
JL
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
much
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
frosty white petals with a reddish orange center that bleeds into a gold ring. 3” and a great peach fragrance. Nice soft texture that has a surprisingly long holding capability. Growth habit is average with many beautiful flower head. Radiant orange center at the heart of the bloom develops after the blooms open. Throat is pale when the bloom first opens and the orange star burst over yellow develops after the blooms are open. An older bloom has fully reflexed petals, the yellow has faded and replaced with a sunburst. Red center gets larger with more heat. Early bloomer. Not much fragrance, heavy bloomer. Sets seed.
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Size3"
Fragrancemuch
Colors4
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