A cultivar with excellent branching and blooming characteristics. Pink blooms become darker in heat, moving toward pink purple. Subject to color-breaks once temperatures reach 40 degrees Celsius and above. Branches are very chunky with good big root system. Large white with yellow center and pink buds, pale pink band on reverse (Della Herron variant). Medium tree producing very strong fragrance.
Appearance
Large white with yellow center (Della Herron). Medium yellow center on medium tree. Pink to white flowers.
Bloom
Pink blooms become darker in heat, moving toward pink purple. 4-inch white flowers.
Fragrance
Very strong fragrance. Great sweet fragrance.
Growth & Foliage
Excellent brancher. Very chunky branches. Medium tree.
Cultivation Tips
Subject to color-breaks at high temperatures (40°C+). Good big root system.
Provenance
Coral Coast origin. Della Herron variant is a seedling of Aztec Gold, named for Don Herron's mother.
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Species
P. rubra
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Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Coral Coast Excellent brancher and bloomer. Subject to colour-breaks once temps reach 40 C and upwards. Pink blooms become darker in the heat, moving towards a pink purple. Branches are very chunky, and produce a good big root system. Della Herron Large white with yellow center, pink buds, pale pink band on reverse. 4” white with a medium yellow center on medium tree. A very strong fragrance. Seedling of Aztec Gold. Luc named this one for Don Herron's mother a few years after she passed away. This cultivar grows in Koko Crater on the Island of Oahu. Large white with yellow center that begins as a creamy pale yellow fading to white. Great sweet fragrance. Medium tree.