Narrow Petals
Colors
PinkOrangeCream
Description
Dwarf Orange Sherbet (Kukiat, 2012) is a seedling of Dwarf Singapore Pink. Flowers are about 2.5 inches with narrow petals and rounded tips that curl slightly upward. Freshly opened petals are a soft creamsicle peach at the tips, fading to cream in the sun, and do not overlap. Overall it reads more orange than the orange-to-pink Dwarf Rainbow Candle. Growth is not very dwarf in branch length, with thin branches, and once established the plant blooms on very short branches. It is slow growing and produces short-lived flowers. The mature plant reaches 4 to 4.5 feet with a bushy form and narrow leaves.
Appearance
About 2.5 inch flowers with narrow, rounded-tip petals that curl slightly upward and do not overlap. Soft creamsicle peach at the tips when freshly opened, fading to cream in sun.
Bloom
Blooms on very short branches once established; short-lived flowers.
Fragrance
Soft, sweet; reminiscent of Fruit Loops. Also described as sweet peach and strong.
Growth & Foliage
Low, bushy dwarf about 4 to 4.5 feet at maturity with thin branches and narrow leaves. Slow growing, though one account describes fast growth.
Cultivation Tips
One of the most difficult cultivars to root or graft, though rooting is possible.
Provenance
Dwarf Orange Sherbet from Kukiat, 2012; seedling of Dwarf Singapore Pink.
Also Known As
Details
Hybridizer
Kukiat
Parentage
Seedling of Dwarf Pink Singapore
Growth Habit
dwarf
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
2.5
Fragrance Strength
soft sweet, lovely sweet
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Size2.5"
Fragrancesoft sweet, lovely sweet
Colors3
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