Chompoo Puang Roi
Colors
PurpleOrangeGoldenPink
Description
Chompoo Puang Roi, also known as Dwarf Watermelon, Cherry Clusters, Dwarf Cherry Clusters, Puang Lodehom, or Chompoo Phuang Roi, is also sometimes called Calcutta Star but differs from the star-shaped pink cultivar of that name. Flowers are 2 to 3 inches, an intense pink with mauve or purple tints and an orange center, with strongly overlapping, rounded, cup-shaped petals dusted golden orange at the center. Trusses are dense and can carry more than 150 buds and flowers. Fragrance is fresh and sweet, reminiscent of wild strawberries. Leaves are medium green, elliptical with pointed tips. Keeping quality is good.
Appearance
2 to 3-inch intense pink flowers with mauve or purple tints and a golden-orange dusted center; strongly overlapping, rounded, cup-shaped petals. Medium green, elliptical leaves with pointed tips.
Bloom
Dense trusses carrying more than 150 buds and flowers.
Fragrance
Fresh and sweet, reminiscent of wild strawberries.
Cultivation Tips
Good keeping quality.
Also Known As
Details
Growth Habit
dwarf
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
2-2.5
Fragrance Strength
fresh sweet, strawberries
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Size2-2.5"
Fragrancefresh sweet, strawberries
Colors4
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