Negril
Colors
Purple
Description
A cultivar notable for exceptional flower size and inflorescence dimensions. Very large flower heads with long bloom periods display 3-3.5 inch reddish-pinkish-purple flowers. The cluster size rivals Bill Moragne Sr. in magnitude. Fresh, sweet, pleasing fragrance carries strong clove notes, with some describing chocolate-clove accents. Also documented as 4-inch flowers with mottled coloration and nice sweet frangipani fragrance. Large, long-lasting inflorescences display nice clove fragrance. The plant sets seed.
Appearance
3-3.5 inch reddish-pinkish-purple flowers. 4-inch mottled forms also documented.
Bloom
Very large flower heads. Very long bloom period. Sets seed.
Fragrance
Fresh, sweet, pleasing fragrance strongly scented of cloves or chocolate cloves.
Also Known As
Negrel (sic)aka
Details
Hybridizer
Moragne
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Size (in)
3.5
Fragrance Strength
pleasing, that, sweet frangipa
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Very large flower heads with a long bloom period. Huge Inflorescences of 3 -3 1/2” reddish-pinkish-purple flowers. Cluster size is almost as big as Bill Moragne Sr. Very fresh, sweet, and pleasing fragrance that smells strongly of cloves. 4” with mottled coloration throughout the petals. A nice sweet frangipani fragrance. Nice large flowers on long lasting huge heads, with a nice clove fragrance, or chocolate cloves. Sets seed.
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Size3.5"
Fragrancepleasing, that, sweet frangipa
Colors1
Aliases1
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