Butterfly Gold
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Thailand 4.5-5” gold streaked with orange and red. Very wide petals reminiscent of a butterfly. Flowers have a wonderful sweet scent. 4”+, spicy tropical fragrance. Gold and orange with red edges, 3 - 3.5” in large clusters, not much of a scent. Light floral fragrance, 3” and reflexes down. Doesn’t flower profusely, but blooms are show stoppers, huge and smell nice, Great color even in the cooler temps. Butterfly Gold didn't have a scent at first, it's getting stronger. Sweet floral scent, maybe hint of rose. Grows like a weed, tall, never seals over. BF has great color even in the color temps, a bit of a floppy grower. Touchy about growing conditions. Golden-Yellow with deep pink and nicely contrasting redorange veining. Petals: broad with pointed tip, heavily overlapping and twisted. Fragrance: sweet, medium intensity. Leaves: dark green, slightly shiny, elliptical with pointed tip. Does best planted in the ground. Water lover. Huge leaves and large trunk. Performs well in the cooler temps of coastal So Cal much better than Golden Pagoda and many other imports that need heat and bright sun light. Hard to root. Strong grower. Difficult to root, but possible. Tips can seal over. Huge 5-6” yellow with bright pink edges and veining. Large distorted petals with prominent orange-red radial veining over a yellow throat. Tall, lanky, branches need support. Tends to nub. Sets seed in very large pods.
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