Lurline not
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Lurline. #172 1973 3 1/2-4" orange veined flower with spicy fragrance. A smashing combination of reddish-orange on yellow with purplish red tips on outer margins of petals, and exquisite orange star in its center. Petals long and wide, elliptical, moderately overlapped round tip, reflexed, medium to thick texture, 3 1/2", slight sweet spicy scent, keeping quality very good. Well overlapped 3" in shades of red and orange. A medium to low growing plant. Rich purplish red with orange red throat. Edges roll back, off white margin. Purplish-red fading to orange-red with dark veining, orange center, yellow inner margin on top, purplish-red band fading to light yellow-red on back, tendency to fade, long elliptical petals upturned, rounded tips, moderate overlapping, heavy texture, 3-1/2 to 4", Orange with brown veins and purple edges. Prone to black tip. Once it is established, it is a gorgeous flower. Average growth. 3” and a good fragrance. Firm with an outstanding holding capability. Purplish red tip and outer margin; inner margin is a bright yellow-red. The mid-petal is yellowish-red to red with an orange throat. The reverse side outer band is purplish-red merging with a light reddish-yellow inner band. The petals are long, wide, and elliptical, moderately overlapping, round tip, and reflexed. The texture is medium to thick texture; 3 1/2 - 4" Fragrant spicy. Open-pollinated seedling of ‘Gold’; sibling to ‘Kimo’. Named in honor of Mrs. Lurline Matson Roth, and released to Hawaii Association of Nurserymen by CTAHR in 1973. Matson was a popular cruise line to Hawaii. www.hawaii.edu/malamalama/2010/10/plumeria/ Combination of bright redorange on yellow with an orange star at the center, the tips and outer margins are purplish-red, heavy textured, 4", spicy fragrance. Medium tree. Basketball-size inflo. Tall. Performs better with low water. Developed by Angus. Peterson's Gold is the mother plant. Fragrance: Very Sweet. Keeping Quality: Very Good. Tends to BT and languish from cold and damp – temperamental, prone to disease, and difficult to grow unless conditions are ideal. Tips tend to seal over. Should be grafted. Skips blooming every other year. Picky grower, drops blooms, and only a few at a time. Performs poorly in SoCal. Slow grower. Hard to root. New tips are dark purple. Needs very well draining soil. Takes years to become hardy enough to produce good blooming. Very intense colored flowers, combine with maroon red and orange color, nice streak line or orange-red on the petals, 3.5 to 4 inches size flowers. Each petal is long and wide with a nice texture, spicy fragrance. Sets seed.
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