Jester
Colors
RedPinkYellowOrangeCoral
Description
Each flower manages to look fantastic in a wide range of temperatures. Highly changeable, the pink, yellow, orange colors appear in many combinations, including a vibrant coral red in high heat. Medium growth habit, corrugated leaves, and nicely sized inflos, very thick flowers over 3”
Appearance
Each flower manages to look fantastic in a wide range of temperatures. Highly changeable, the pink, yellow, orange colors appear in many combinations, including a vibrant coral red in high heat
Bloom
Each flower manages to look fantastic in a wide range of temperatures
Fragrance
Unusual fresh sweet mushroom scent
Growth & Foliage
Medium growth habit, corrugated leaves, and nicely sized inflos, very thick flowers over 3”
Also Known As
Details
Hybridizer
Jungle Jack
Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
JJ
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
fresh sweet mushroom
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Each flower manages to look fantastic in a wide range of temperatures. Highly changeable, the pink, yellow, orange colors appear in many combinations, including a vibrant coral red in high heat. Medium growth habit, corrugated leaves, and nicely sized inflos, very thick flowers over 3”. Blooms do not fade and last forever. Unusual fresh sweet mushroom scent. We evaluated this one for nearly 3 years before releasing it. Solid red in Thai heat wave. Blooms can reflex.
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Size3"
Fragrancefresh sweet mushroom
Colors5
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