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Candy Stripe #158

UnverifiedPSA #158
Colors
YellowOrangeRedPinkWhite

Description

Very colorful and striking blend of white, red, and yellowish-orange stripes covering the entire 2.5-3" flower. Vigorous growth. Profuse and reliable bloomer, but almost no fragrance and not as visually stunning as one might expect. It is not known to set seed. Tendency to produce blooms with six or more petals. Smells like sugar (in some accounts). Drops buds when temperature or humidity changes.

Appearance

Striking blend of white, red, and yellow stripes. 2.5-3" multicolor with narrow petals, separated petals. Orange, pink, yellow, and white. Long, slightly overlapping petals. Oblanceolate medium green leaves with acuminate tips.

Bloom

Profuse and reliable bloomer. Tendency to produce 6-8 petals. Multiple branching on compact tree.

Fragrance

Almost no fragrance. Gardenia essence (in some accounts). Sweet fragrance. Smells like sugar.

Growth & Foliage

Vigorous and branchy grower with excellent display. Compact to medium tree with multiple branching. Easy grower for first-time buyer. Medium to tall grower. Good branching. Average branching.

Cultivation Tips

Easy to root. Water lover. Cold tolerant. Should be grafted to speed flowering. Can produce roots on bark.

Provenance

Old-timer cultivar

Also Known As

Pinwheel Rainbow (not)akaPinwheelakaBarber's PoleakaPet Sairungakaincorrectly called Intense Rainbow by Top TropicalsakaRainbow Treasure. (PwR and CS are not the same – need to correct this section... dd) 2 ½ -3” rainbow with sweet fragranceaka

Details

Growth Habit
compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
PSA #
158
Size (in)
2-3
Fragrance Strength
none
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

Very colorful and striking blend of white, red and yellowish orange stripes covering the entire 2 ½ to 3" flower. Very vigorous growth sweetly scented. Tendency to produce blooms with six or more petals. Profuse and reliable bloomer, but almost no fragrance and not as visually stunning as one might expect. It is not known to set seed. For dedicated collectors, Candy Stripe is worth having as a nod to tradition (it's an old-timer), but if your space is limited, you'd probably be happier with a showier, more fragrant plant. Orange pink yellow and white, often has 6 petals 3“, narrow petals, easy to root. 2-3" multicolor could have been named Barber’s Pole, because of the sharp combination of red, yellow and white stripes. Many flowers display 6 to 8 petals. Compact tree with multiple branching, separated petals, good branching. Gardenia essence. An easy grower for the first time buyer. Striking blend of white, red and yellow stripes. Roots quickly, vigorous, and a tendency to produce multiple branches. Sweet fragrance. Multicolored dark pink, orange yellow and white. Petals are long and slightly overlapping. Rainbow, excellent sweet tropical fragrance. Vigorous and branchy grower with an excellent display and fragrance. Medium to tall grower, easy to root. Branching is average. Oblanceolate leaves are medium green with acuminate tips. Water lover. Cold tolerant. Should be grafted to speed flowering. Can produce roots on bark. Smells like sugar. Drops buds when temps or humidity changes.

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Quick Facts

Size2-3"
Fragrancenone
Colors5
Aliases6