Gold Coast Cotton Candy
Colors
PinkRedYellowWhite
Description
A beautiful 3” multicolor from South Queensland. If you like the fruit salad type, this could be your favorite. Large inflorescences. Medium tree. A gorgeous bloom with a soft fragrance. Gold Coast Cotton Candy is pinker and has white & yellow radiating through it plus its petals are not as rounded, Mermaid Gem is a darker pink turning red and just has yellow in a central position of the petal, it only gets white as it fades out, they are totally different. Drops buds if allowed to dry out. Tall.
Appearance
A beautiful 3” multicolor from South Queensland. Gold Coast Cotton Candy is pinker and has white & yellow radiating through it plus its petals are not as rounded, Mermaid Gem is a darker pink turning red and just has yellow in a central position of the petal, it only gets white as it fades out, they are totally different.
Bloom
Large inflorescences. A gorgeous bloom with a soft fragrance. Drops buds if allowed to dry out.
Fragrance
A gorgeous bloom with a soft fragrance.
Also Known As
Mermaid Gem (either Oz or Thai varietyakanot sure which)akaCol's Cooktown Sunset et alakaWeipia Sunsetaka
Details
Hybridizer
South Queensland
Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
soft
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
A beautiful 3” multicolor from South Queensland. If you like the fruit salad type, this could be your favorite. Large inflorescences. Medium tree. A gorgeous bloom with a soft fragrance. Gold Coast Cotton Candy is pinker and has white & yellow radiating through it plus its petals are not as rounded, Mermaid Gem is a darker pink turning red and just has yellow in a central position of the petal, it only gets white as it fades out, they are totally different. Drops buds if allowed to dry out. Tall.
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Size3"
Fragrancesoft
Colors4
Aliases4
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