Lava

JJ grainy, streaky pink with orange yellow center. Lava Flow Jim Little's son Clark spotted it near Pearl Harbor. Glowing colors from this lava colored throat with large rounded petals. Possibly one of collector Gloria Schmidt's seedlings. Good fragrance. Compact grower and large, full flower heads. Fragrant and unusually colored. The eye is like lava (reddish-orange) with veins flowing out onto a peach colored petal. The back is streaked with a red orange stripe. Bright Yellow-orange with bright pink veins, reddish-orange strip on the back of the petals, 3", thick petals, strong fragrance. It smells just like a rose. Fat branches. How much red-orange versus yellow is present varies with weather and soil. Mostly yellow to yellow with a broad red edge. Some people get this variety and are disappointed because they're not getting the bright coloring. Wonderful fragrance. Tall grower. Huge leaves. Recommended for fragrance. Cold sensitive. Easy rooter, fast grower, easy to graft, the colors turn solid reddish orange above 98 degrees. Slow grower. Tends to nub. Fussy, takes forever to get flowers, blooms well once it starts. Sets seed.