Dwarf Delight
Colors
RedCoralOrangePink
Description
Dwarf Delight is a 2003 seedling of an Obtusa/Singapore growing outside the Carnarvon Town Library. Flower color varies through the year from mauve to mauve-pink, sometimes with a dark pink edge, and a dark orange to scarlet eye. Undersides show a strong red stripe along one side. Flowers are long-lasting. At 6 years old the plant is about one meter tall, spreading sideways as much as upward, though the leaves are larger than typical dwarfs, closer to standard size.
Appearance
Mauve to mauve-pink flowers, sometimes with a dark pink edge, and a dark orange to scarlet eye. Undersides have a strong red stripe along one side.
Bloom
Long-lasting flowers.
Fragrance
Very strong, sweeter than Singapore rather than citrus.
Growth & Foliage
At 6 years old about 1 meter tall, spreading as wide as it is tall. Foliage is very shiny, leathery, with very prominent underveins; leaves are larger than expected for a dwarf.
Provenance
From Coral Coast; a 2003 seedling of an Obtusa/Singapore growing outside Carnarvon Town Library.
Also Known As
Details
Hybridizer
Coral Coast
Growth Habit
dwarf
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
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