Booker KJ A
Colors
PinkRedYellow
Description
Booker KJ is a large-flowered cultivar with intensely rich coloration. Blooms open deep red and gold, with the red slowly fading to an intense, dense hot pink. In cooler climates the 4-inch flowers appear in large bunches as very hot pink rather than deep red, resembling a giant Mermaid Gem. It is a seedling of Mermaid Gem.
Appearance
Large 4-inch flowers opening deep red and gold, fading to dense hot pink; in cooler climates the flowers tend toward hot pink rather than deep red.
Bloom
Flowers carried in large bunches.
Cultivation Tips
Color expression shifts toward hot pink in cooler climates.
Provenance
Seedling of Mermaid Gem.
Also Known As
Details
Parentage
Seedling of Mermaid Gem
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
4
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Size4"
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