Daeng Maha Choke
Colors
WhiteOrangeRedYellow
Description
Features overlapping, non-symmetrical petals with slightly pointed tips. Glowing orange-red with some darker veining spreading from the base. Coloring increasingly purplish with maturity and eventually fading to mauve, white, and light brownish-yellow. Good substance. Strong, unique, and very pleasant fragrance with sweet notes of nutmeg. Leaves are medium green, elliptical with pointed tips and non-conspicuous veining. Strong color and intense fragrance of lemon and nutmeg. Broad upright with medium growth.
Appearance
Overlapping, non-symmetrical petals with slightly pointed tips, glowing orange-red with darker veining that matures to mauve, white, and light brownish-yellow.
Bloom
Flowers with strong color development over time.
Fragrance
Strong, unique, and very pleasant fragrance with sweet notes of nutmeg, lemon-nutmeg combination.
Growth & Foliage
Broad upright with medium growth. Medium green elliptical leaves with pointed tips.
Also Known As
Bangkok FireakaOrange HybridakaP-33. 2.5" to 3" intense orange-red to cherry-redakaopening successively on full inflosaka
Details
Growth Habit
spreading
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
2.5-3
Fragrance Strength
intense, lemon and nutmeg
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Petals: overlapping, non-symmetrical with slightly pointed tip. Glowing orange-red with some darker veining spreading from base. Coloring increasingly purplish with maturity and eventually fading to mauve, white and light brownish-yellow. Substance: good. Fragrance: Strong, unique and very pleasant. Sweet with a note of nutmeg. Leaves: Medium green, elliptical with pointed tip and non-conspicuous veining. Strong color and intense fragrance of lemon and nutmeg. Broad upright with medium growth.
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Size2.5-3"
Fragranceintense, lemon and nutmeg
Colors4
Aliases4
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