Donald Angus

Moderate strong red with large orange-yellow center, strong red bands on front and back; petal wide, oval, round tip moderately overlapping, heavy texture; mild sweet fragrance. Overlapped 3" red with a dark orange center. Slightly darker red bands on the front and the back of petals. Citrus fragrance with a good strong texture. Flame red dense flowers, orange-yellow center, overlapped petals with upturned edges. Good keeping quality, wonderful fragrance, one of the best reds. Can appear as a deep red in hot weather, but fades to a pale rainbow, and in cool weather opens as a pale rainbow flower. Medium compact tree. Parent is common yellow. Named in honor of Donald Angus, a patron of plumeria germplasm collection of the University of Hawaii. Bright and showy 3" red with a dark orange center and a sweet, citrus fragrance. Medium growing tree. Prone to BT. It does tend to be leggy and has prominent, bumpy leaf scarring. Long lasting and very fragrant 3". Excellent for leis. Medium tall tree. Somewhat thin branches. Growth habit is lanky and upright. Light green leaves have red borders and are oblanceolate with acute tips. Cross made by the University of Hawaii and named by Little and horticulturist Richard Criley for Angus' many contributions to the university. Angus is a friend and mentor who taught Little much of what he knows about plumerias. "Donald has collected plants from all over the world and has donated many of them to Foster Garden. He is nearly 90 (in 1997), and continues his interest in horticulture," Little said. Excellent cultivar producing large clusters of deep flame red flowers. Pale rainbow on the coast. Not recommended for the coast. A beautiful large orange-yellow center and strong red bands on both front and back. The wide, round petals have heavy texture and are moderately overlapped. 3” with very good keeping quality and a delightful fragrance. Once heard someone call it "Donald Anguish" because it would never bloom and was always blacktipping. Leggy, tall grower and takes forever to get blooms. Bloom like clockwork every year on most branches. They make large inflos and it is one of the best reds. Slow initially in blooming but once they get going they bloom every year. Skinny Donald Angus does not black tip and blooms consistently. White highlights in the center of the petal. Can be a stingy bloomer. Branches tend to die back after cutting. Coral to bright red in the heat. Slow grower and petite tree. http://archives.starbulletin.com/97/09/05/features/evergreen.html