Dwarf Singapore
UnverifiedPSA #110
Colors
YellowPinkWhiteRed
Description
Dwarf Singapore (#110) produces 1.5 inch white flowers with a small brilliant yellow center and no pink or red bands on the front or back. Petals are wide with round tips, highly overlapping, with moderate texture and good keeping quality. It is reported to be an F1 hybrid between Singapore and King Kalakaua. Jim Little notes that dwarfs may lose this growth pattern around 8 feet; the defining traits are the short leaf nodes and slow growth rate.
Appearance
1.5 inch white flowers with a small brilliant yellow center; wide petals with round tips, highly overlapping; no pink or red bands; moderate texture.
Fragrance
Lemon.
Growth & Foliage
Slow growth with short leaf nodes. Growth pattern may be lost above about 8 feet.
Cultivation Tips
To keep a dwarf maintained in a pot, root-trim every third year in spring and branch-trim at the second or third node to encourage branching.
Provenance
Reported to be an F1 hybrid of Singapore and King Kalakaua.
Also Known As
Details
Hybridizer
Jim Little
Growth Habit
dwarf
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
PSA #
110
Size (in)
1.5
Fragrance Strength
lemon
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
#110 white with small brilliant yellow center, no pink or red bands on front or back; wide petal, round tip, highly overlapping, no color bands, moderate texture, 1 1/2" lemon fragrance, good keeping quality. Reported to be an Fl hybrid between ‘Singapore’ and ‘King Kaläkaua’. Jim Little states that dwarfs can loose this growth pattern at 8'. The real difference is the shortness of leaf nodes and slow growth rate. To keep a dwarf maintained in a pot, root trim every 3rd yr in spring and branch trimming at 2nd or 3rd node to encourage branching.
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Size1.5"
Fragrancelemon
Colors4
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