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Pauahi Ali’i

UnverifiedPSA #26
Colors
OrangeYellowRedPinkGolden

Description

Named in honor of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831-1884), great-granddaughter of King Kamehameha I and last heir of the Bishop Estate. A cultivar featuring brilliant gold banded and streaked with dark red with excellent keeping quality and one of the finest lemon fragrances. Golden petals painted with streaks of reds and mild fragrance with light green leaves, very charming deep yellow streaked with grainy-red lines, 3.5 inch, sprawling dense branching, light to moderate production, strong red stalk, smooth upright loose clusters, elliptical petals with pointed tips, dark red bands on back creating fiery orange-red color, good keeping quality, sweet mild frangipani fragrance. Bright rainbow gold, red, pink with grainy red marking, mild fragrance, lei quality over 12 days. Brilliant gold with wide dark red bands on front and back with dark red center, 3.25 inch, heavy texture, very good keeping quality, fine lemon fragrance. Brilliant pinkish-red with yellow-orange toward center, red streak on petals, dark red bands on front and back with dark red center, heavy texture, very good keeping quality, light sweet lemon fragrance. Growth habits described include sprawling dense branching, hard to root, stingy bloomer, fussy grower, dislikes too much water, and narrow branches not thick.

Appearance

3-3.5 inch brilliant gold to pinkish-red with dark red streaks and bands, heavy texture, excellent keeping quality.

Bloom

Light to moderate production, loose clusters (some descriptions), stingy bloomer (other descriptions).

Fragrance

Lemon fragrance (one of the finest), fine lemon fragrance, sweet mild frangipani fragrance, mild fragrance.

Growth & Foliage

Sprawling dense branching, fussy grower, dislikes too much water, narrow branches not thick, hard to root.

Cultivation Tips

Lei quality, excellent keeping quality.

Provenance

Named in honor of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop on the 150th anniversary of her birth.

Also Known As

Angus GoldakaDonald Angus GoldakaKona Hybrid #26aka

Details

Growth Habit
upright
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
PSA #
26
Size (in)
3.25
Fragrance Strength
lemon, mild, sweet mild frangi
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

Brilliant gold, banded and streaked with dark red. Excellent keeping quality and lemon fragrance is one of the finest. Golden petals painted with streaks of reds. Mild fragrance with light green leaves. Very Different. A very charming deep yellow, streaked with grainy-red lines, 3 ½", sprawling, dense branching, light to moderate production, stalk is strong red, smooth, upright, loose clusters, petals are elliptical with pointed tips, dark red bands on back, creating fiery orange/red color, keeping quality good, sweet mild frangipani fragrance. Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831 - 1884), the great-granddaughter of King Kamehameha I. She was the last heir of the Bishop Estate and the person for whom the Bishop Museum at 1525 Bernice Street in Honolulu, is named after. Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who bequeathed her entire estate for the establishment of a school to educate Hawaiian children highlighting the history and culture of the Native Hawaiian people. Her endowment for the Kamehameha School continues to support the largest independent pre-kindergarten through grade twelve school system in the United States. Named in honor of Bernice Pauahi Bishop on the 150th anniversary of her birth. Bright rainbow with orange yellow, red and pink with grainy red marking, mild fragrance. Lei quality over 12 days. Has a problem with black tip and mites. Stingy bloomer, but nice when it does bloom. Fussy grower. Doesn't like too much water. Brilliant gold with wide, dark red bands on front and back with a dark red center. 3 1/4” and heavy texture with a very good keeping quality. Fine lemon fragrance. Excellent keeping quality, a strong frangipani fragrance, and super colorful 3.5". Hard to root. Brilliant pinkish-red with yellow orange toward center, red streak on the petals, dark red bands on front and back with a dark red center. Heavy texture with a very good keeping quality, light sweet lemon fragrance. Weird, awful imo growth habit: narrow branches, not thick so it grows kind of like Aztec Gold or Kaneohe Sunset.

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Quick Facts

Size3.25"
Fragrancelemon, mild, sweet mild frangi
Colors5
Aliases3