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Capalaba Pink

Colors
PinkWhiteYellowOrangeRed

Description

A very attractive well-overlapped 3" pink with nice symmetrical medium tree featuring many flowers. Heavy bloomer blooming early with thick and velvety petals that last well. Hooks on the end of petals. Related to Everlasting Love and Love Lane Pink which are slightly darker versions. Love Lane is a street in Townsville, Far North Queensland. Original tree was destroyed during Cyclone Yasi that damaged Townsville. Capalaba is a suburb of Brisbane. Medium compact tree.

Appearance

Deep, reddish pink, 3" flowers. Well-overlapped, rounder petals with mixed color. Little tag on the end of each bloom. Thick and velvety petals. In sun, deep red/orange; in heat, edges get deep red/orange while center remains yellow.

Bloom

Heavy bloomer. Blooms early.

Fragrance

Good frangipani fragrance. Lovely, strong, extremely citrus-sweet-floral fragrance.

Growth & Foliage

Medium compact tree with nice symmetry. Fast growing, lanky.

Cultivation Tips

Highly changeable colors.

Provenance

Related to Everlasting Love and Love Lane Pink. Queensland origins.

Also Known As

AustraliaakaMiss PerkinsakaUnconditional Love (not)akaLove Lane PinkakaMango PassionakaPure Passionaka

Details

Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
frangipani, floral
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

Everlasting Love and Love Lane Pink are slightly darker versions. Love Lane is a street in the city of Townsville in Far North Queensland. Original tree was destroyed during Yasi cyclone that damaged Townsville. Capalaba is a suburb of Brisbane. Medium compact tree. A very attractive well overlapped 3” pink. Nice symmetrical medium tree with many flowers. Good frangipani fragrance. Heavy bloomer. Hooks on end of petals. Very thick and velvety petals that last well. Blooms early. Rounder petals, mixed color. Little tag on the end of each bloom. Deep, reddish pink, 3", fades within a day or two. While many plumeria lose color while fading, this one actually becomes even prettier. The scent is a lovely, strong, and extremely citrus-sweet- floral; petals are unusually fat. In sun it is a deep Red/Orange. In heat it colours up but the colour in the centre of the petals remains yellow, but the edges get that deep Red/Orange. The backs of the petals have the dark stripe where the sun has hit them as buds, but the backs of the petals can be white. Highly changeable colors. Medium floral scent. Pubescent new growth. Fast growing, lanky.

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Quick Facts

Size3"
Fragrancefrangipani, floral
Colors5
Aliases6