Chompoo
Colors
Pink
Description
This entry encompasses several related Chompoo cultivars. Chompoo Porntip (also called Calcutta Star, though different from the star-shaped pink one) produces 2-2.5 inch pink flowers with mauve or purple tint and orange center. Petals are strongly overlapping and rounded, forming cup-shaped flowers in dense trusses carrying more than 150 buds and flowers, with fresh sweet fragrance reminiscent of wild strawberries. Chompoo Sairung (Pink Rainbow) features overlapping oval petals forming cupped flowers of pink over white background. New flowers are pink with stronger pink along edges and darker pink or red veining. Yellow toward center with red eye; 2 inches. Pink fades to almost white when mature. Leaves are dark green, elliptical with pointed tips.
Appearance
Pink with mauve or purple tint and orange center; 2-2.5 inches; strongly overlapping, rounded petals forming cup shape; oval petals (Sairung form); pink over white background (Sairung).
Bloom
Dense trusses carrying more than 150 buds and flowers; beautiful intense pink marking 2-3 inches.
Fragrance
Fresh and sweet, reminiscent of wild strawberries.
Growth & Foliage
Medium green, elliptical leaves with pointed tips; dark green leaves (Sairung form).
Cultivation Tips
Good keeping quality.
Provenance
Thai cultivar; also known as Dwarf Watermelon, Cherry Clusters, Dwarf Cherry Clusters, Puang Lodehom, Chompoo Phuang Roi, or Calcutta Star.
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Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
Oz
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Classic pink with large elongated petals that curl under.
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