Hendra Pink Henrietta
Colors
YellowOrangeRedPink
Description
Hendra Pink Henrietta is a seedling of Maui Beauty named for Hetty Ford. It is a medium-to-tall grower producing large 4-inch flowers with quirky, twisting, mid-pink veined petals and a kaleidoscope-like alternating orange-and-red center. The flower also appears as a beautiful large peachy pink with a distinctive twist and a veined orange-yellow center. The fragrance is fresh and floral. It is very heat-sensitive and shows its best color in intense heat, and it sets seed.
Appearance
4-inch quirky, twisting mid-pink to peachy-pink veined petals with a kaleidoscope-like alternating orange-and-red (or veined orange-yellow) center.
Bloom
Sets seed.
Fragrance
Fresh floral scent.
Growth & Foliage
Medium-to-tall grower.
Cultivation Tips
Very heat-sensitive; best color appears in intense heat.
Provenance
Seedling of Maui Beauty (pod parent) named for Hetty Ford.
Also Known As
Details
Parentage
Seedling of Maui Beauty named for Hetty Ford
Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Size (in)
4
Fragrance Strength
fresh floral
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
seedling of Maui Beauty named for Hetty Ford. Medium tall grower. Large 4” quirky twisting mid pink veined petals with a kaleidoscope-like center of orange and red, alternating. Very heat sensitive with its best color showing in intense heat. Beautiful large peachy pink with a distinctive twist to the petals and a veined orange/yellow center. Fresh floral scent. Pod parent is Maui Beauty. Sets seed.
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Size4"
Fragrancefresh floral
Colors4
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