Madame Poni #109

Hawaii. A rainbow with uniquely twisted long narrow petals. Vivid greenish-yellow bands radiating from the center, dark red stripes within these bands, strong bands on back; petal narrow, tapering tip, no overlapping; strong red band on back, twist usually running length of petal; good texture; slight sweet scent; keeping quality good. Creamy white with a red band on one side and a large yellow center. Good sweet fragrance. Medium tree. Wide greenish-yellow band (with dark red striping) fading to white, yellow center, strong red band on back, tendency to fade, long narrow petals twisting incurving and upturned, tapered pointed tips, medium texture, 3-1/2", slight sweet fragrance. Spectacular flower, but prone to Black Tip. Medium compact tree. Not Cold Tolerant. Sparse bloomer. Petals are widely separated, no overlapping and have strong red bands on the back side. Each petals is fluted, long narrow twisting with curved and pointed tips. Keeping quality is good. Slightly sweet fragrance. Hard to root. Easy to root. Takes forever to root. Flowers don't take on the characteristic twisting and curving on immature plants. Give it a year or two of blooming. Petal texture is quite heavy. Very light scent. Parent of Petch Sai Rung and Madame Poni Hybrid. Black tips. Sets seed.