Donna S #349 Named by her husband
Colors
YellowPinkRedOrangeWhite
Description
#349, named by her husband. Medium tree from Pine Island on the west coast of Florida, where the owners run a small nursery/fruit stand called Fruitscapes. Parent is Grove Farm. Flowers are approximately 2-4" wide with firm overlapping petals, variably described as pink with a large white halo and red eye, red with heavy overlap and dark red tips with a dark red reverse band, red with white veins, or 2-2.5" grainy pink shading from dark strawberry pink to palest pink at opposite edges with an orange-yellow center. Inflorescences are candelabra-type and indeterminate, continuously producing new buds and generating up to 100 long-lasting flowers from early summer until fall, with some reports of blooming through Christmas and on the same inflo for two years consecutively. Fragrance is a nice plumeria/powder/rose scent, described as out of this world. Grows into a perfectly shaped tree roughly 8 feet tall by 8 feet wide; a moderate, non-lanky grower well-suited to pot culture.
Appearance
2-4" flowers, variably pink with large white halo and red eye; red with dark red tips and dark red reverse band; red with white veins; grainy pink shading dark strawberry pink to palest pink with orange-yellow center; wide firm heavily overlapping petals.
Bloom
Candelabra-type indeterminate inflorescences that continuously produce new buds; up to 100 flowers per inflorescence; extremely long bloom cycle from early summer through fall (some reports into Christmas and two seasons on the same inflo); long-lasting blooms; sets seed.
Fragrance
Nice plumeria scent with powder and rose notes; described as exceptional.
Growth & Foliage
Medium tree, moderately growing, not lanky; perfectly shaped about 8 feet tall by 8 feet wide; strong low grower.
Cultivation Tips
Well-suited to pot culture due to low growth habit and strength.
Provenance
From Pine Island, west coast of Florida; owners run a nursery/fruit stand called Fruitscapes. Parent is Grove Farm. 'Dook' referenced as possibly 'Duke' or a deliberate misspelling.
Details
Fragrance Strength
plumeria
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
A native of Pine Island on the west coast of Florida, they own a small nursery/fruit stand on Pine Island called Fruitscapes. 3 ½" to 4" pink with a large white halo with a red eye. 3" Red with huge inflorescence. The petals are well overlapped with red tips. Dark red band on the back. Each large inflorescence produces up to 100 flowers per season. A very strong, but low grower makes it a perfect candidate for pot culture. Red with white veins. Candelabra type inflorescence that keeps blooming from early summer until fall. Fragrance out of this world m- powder or rose. 2” to 2 1/2” with wide firm petals that overlap heavily. At one edge, the petals are a dark strawberry pink and fade to the softest of pinks at the opposite edge. The pink coloration is somewhat grainy. The center is colored orange-yellow. Up to 100 flowers on each inflorescence. Nice plumeria scent. Super high number of flowers and very long lasting bloom cycle. Medium size tree. From Pine Island Florida. Parent is Grove Farm. Medium tree. Moderate grower, not very lanky, and a non-stop bloomer. Inflo keeps regenerating buds all summer long and picks up again the next year. Has an indeterminate inflorescence, meaning it continues to make new buds. Some plumeria open an inflorescence with a set number of buds, and once those bloom, it is done. Perfectly shaped plumeria tree. 8 feet wide by 8 feet tall. Blooms nonstop until Christmas. Undetermined inflorescences. Branched can seal over. Candlelabra type inflo that keeps growing and blooming... Once mine bloomed 2 years straight on the same inflo without stopping. Sets seed. Dook probably Duke or a deliberate misspelling
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