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Orange Rainbow

Colors
OrangeRedYellow

Description

A Singaporean cultivar with 3-inch blooms that are a collage of orange, red, and gold, with orange as the primary color. The tree is very compact with slender branches up to about 5 feet long that often droop, though some begin to grow upward again. Interior growth can become tangled. It resembles Musk Rainbow and could likely be grown as a prostrate groundcover. Not cold tolerant. Sets seed.

Appearance

3-inch blooms combining orange, red, and gold, orange dominant.

Fragrance

Strong, extremely sweet perfume.

Growth & Foliage

Compact tall shrub with slender branches about an inch thick, up to 5 feet long, that droop and then ascend; interior growth often tangled.

Cultivation Tips

Not cold tolerant; could be grown as a prostrate groundcover.

Provenance

Singapore.

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Details

Growth Habit
compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Source
JL
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
equally strong sweet
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

Singapore 3” collage of orange, red, and gold, with orange being the primary color. The scent is extremely sweet and the tree is very compact with slender branches. Tall shrub with branches about an inch thick along their entire length but they were up to 5 feet long. These branches certainly drooped or sagged but at one stage they started to grow upward again. Inside the tree it was a tangle of branches, resulting from cuttings being taken, proximity to other branches growing and growth habit. In my mind I could see it being a plant that would grow quite comfortably on the ground in a true prostrate growth pattern. It is beautiful, very much like Musk Rainbow. It is a strong compact grower with an equally strong sweet perfume. Not cold tolerant. Sets seed.

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Quick Facts

Size3"
Fragranceequally strong sweet
Colors3