Kapunakea Name
Colors
WhiteCoralOrangeYellowRed
Description
Named for an area on Maui; the name means 'clear spring' or 'white coral' in Hawaiian. Produces very large flowers exceeding 4 inches in orange, gold, and red with a wonderful peach fragrance. Of lei quality. The plant is expensive and rare, a thick beefy grower that is impossible to root from cuttings and that can rot unpredictably.
Appearance
Orange, gold, and red. Large flower exceeding 4 inches.
Bloom
Flowers over 4 inches. Lei quality.
Fragrance
Wonderful peach fragrance.
Growth & Foliage
Thick, beefy grower.
Cultivation Tips
Impossible to root; susceptible to unexplained rot in some years.
Provenance
Named for an area of Maui. The name means 'clear spring' or 'white coral' in Hawaiian.
Also Known As
Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
4
Fragrance Strength
wonderful
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Size4"
Fragrancewonderful
Colors5
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