Orange Special
Colors
OrangePinkGoldenRedYellow
Description
A Thai cultivar with 3 to 3.5-inch flowers that are orange to deep golden-yellow with pink. Petals are overlapping, very broad, of good substance, and end in acute pointed tips. Orange with pink along the margin and conspicuous red veining spreading from the base; the orange gradually turns yellow with age. Growth is broad, upright, and medium-paced.
Appearance
Overlapping, very broad petals of good substance with acute pointed tips; orange with pink margins, red veining from the base, fading to yellow with age.
Fragrance
Fresh, sweet, medium-intensity fragrance with fruity and floral notes.
Growth & Foliage
Broad, upright habit with medium growth rate.
Provenance
Thailand.
Also Known As
Orange Fantaaka
Details
Growth Habit
spreading
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
Thai
Size (in)
3-3.5
Fragrance Strength
fruity, floral
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Thai 3- 3.5" orange to deep golden-yellow with pink. Petals: overlapping, very broad, of good substance and with acute pointed tip. Orange with pink along margin and conspicuous red veining spreading from base. Orange gradually turning yellow with age. Fragrance: fresh and sweet, medium intensity. Fruity scent. Floral smell. Broad upright with medium growth.
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Size3-3.5"
Fragrancefruity, floral
Colors5
Aliases1
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