Calypso
Colors
PinkYellow
Description
A cultivar similar to Marco Polo but with speckles. Produces 3-4" blooms with dazzling hot pink and yellow colors accented with speckles on a semi-compact to medium grower with upright, symmetrical growth habit. One of Jack's top three favorites.
Appearance
Dazzling hot pink and yellow with speckles. 3-4" blooms.
Bloom
3-4" blooms.
Fragrance
Floral fragrance, somewhat like a rose.
Growth & Foliage
Semi-compact to medium grower with upright, symmetrical growth habit.
Also Known As
Details
Hybridizer
Jungle Jack
Growth Habit
semi-compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
JJ
Size (in)
3-4
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
like Marco Polo with speckles. 3-4" blooms adorning a semi-compact tree. Dazzling hot pink and yellow colors on these 3-4" blooms, accented with speckles. Semi compact to medium grower with an upright, symmetrical growth habit. Floral, somewhat like a rose, fragrance. One of Jack's top 3 favorites.
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Size3-4"
Colors2
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