Kelly Moragne #266

Kelly Moragne is aka #106 and was named Kelly just a few years back for a new granddaughter born to the family. Moragne 78 remains just that Moragne 78. Moragne 78 from Matt on EBay was a photo of 78 but he had it listed as Kelly, now corrected. 4" rainbow with sweet fragrance. Moragne #106 (?) was renamed Kelly Moragne at the request of Katie Moragne Bartmess. Dark Pink blooms, elliptical highly overlapped rounded petals 4 ". Upturned inner edges and blends from pink to yellow orange and white. Dark red stripes on the reverse. Elliptical leaves are medium green with acute tips. Named in honor of Kelly Moragne, granddaughter of William Moragne, Sr. and daughter of Katie Moragne Bartmess. Seed parent: Daisy Wilcox. Pollen parent: Scott Pratt. 106 vs. KM: growth habit seems similar, the flowers do look different with #106 being larger and the petals are more elongated and slightly separated, with oval shaped petal tips. #78 is more rounded, more normal looking tips, and the petals are right against one another--sometimes slightly overlapped; the color is different with #106 having much less orange and a lot grainier pink, red, and yellow. Branches much closer together and blooms real well. Its one of the better ones I would say. 106 is also a bigger flower-- over 4”. Kelly vs. JM Jr: Kelly does not have the fragrance of Jeannie. It grows more balanced. The color and the way it fades out is much nicer, more of a rainbow. The bloom heads are larger and longer bloom season. It's much more striking then Jeannie and a slightly different shape. 106 is a huge rainbow flower. Colors are amazingly rich and fade so beautifully. Extra large blooms the flowers have many faces that all look great. Strong frangipani scent. Sets seed. Kelly Pink Hot pink/Red 2"-3” flowers with a very small yellow/orange eye. Flowers fade to lighter shades of pink. Will grow in ground to a tall, well branching tree. Can be contained in pot culture. Beautiful frangipani fragrance. Simply gorgeous plumeria and easily rooted.