Kahuku 3” with a heavy sweet fragrance
Colors
PinkYellow
Description
Produces 3 inch intense rose-pink flowers that shade lighter toward the edges. Petals are tapered, overlapping, and upturned. Clusters are dense with many flowers open simultaneously. Good keeping. Stems have a distinctive knobby texture. (Description also references Kahului, a pink and yellow variety with strong fragrance.)
Appearance
Intense rose-pink shading lighter at the petal edges. Tapered, overlapping, upturned petals.
Bloom
3 inch flowers. Dense clusters with many flowers open at once. Good keeping.
Fragrance
Heavy sweet fragrance.
Growth & Foliage
Stems have a unique knobby texture.
Also Known As
Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
heavy sweet, super
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Intense rose-pink shading to lighter pink at the extreme edge of each petal. Petals are tapered, overlapping and upturned. Clusters are dense with many flowers open at one time. Good keeping. Stems have a unique knobby texture. Kahului pink and yellow, super fragrance.
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Size3"
Fragranceheavy sweet, super
Colors2
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