Cotton Candy
Colors
WhiteOrangePinkYellow
Description
Very large tri-color flowers in brilliant yellow and white with a strong pink band on front and back, an orange center, and overlapping petals. Strong fragrance of grape syrup or cotton candy. Good keeping quality; blooms last for days floating in water. A heavy bloomer and seeder, flowering strongly very early and throughout the season in large dense inflorescences. Upright growth; mother tree is over 20 feet high. Possibly similar to Mele Matson. A different 'Cotton Candy' exists out of Australia but is not the same cultivar.
Appearance
Very large tri-color flowers in brilliant yellow and white with a strong pink band on front and back and an orange center; petals overlap.
Bloom
Strong bloomer very early and through the season; heavy bloomer and seeder; good keeping quality lasting days floating in water.
Fragrance
Strong grape syrup or cotton candy; very sweet floral.
Growth & Foliage
Upright growth; mother tree over 20 feet tall.
Provenance
A different 'Cotton Candy' from Australia is not the same cultivar; possibly similar to Mele Matson.
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Details
Growth Habit
upright
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Fragrance Strength
strong, sweet floral, grape sy
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Fragrancestrong, sweet floral, grape sy
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