Paula's Pink
UnverifiedPSA #275
Colors
PinkYellow
Description
Registered cultivar #275 by Paula Furtwangler, a seedling of unknown parentage. A 4-inch pale baby-pink flower with a small yellow center and sweet fragrance. Long, slightly overlapping petals are rounded and reflex backwards, with pink reverse bands. Leaves are elliptical, light green, medium green, with matte texture and acute tips. Branches easily and blooms all summer with giant pom-pom-like inflorescences. Reported as 4 to 5 inches in some sources. High tendency to fade; easy to root. Compact grower.
Appearance
4-inch pale baby-pink flowers with small yellow centers; long, slightly overlapping, rounded petals that reflex backwards, with pink reverse bands.
Bloom
Branches easily and blooms all summer with giant pom-pom-like inflorescences.
Fragrance
Sweet fragrance.
Growth & Foliage
Compact grower with elliptical matte light-to-medium green leaves with acute tips.
Cultivation Tips
Easy to root; one of the easiest to flower and grow; high tendency to fade.
Provenance
Registered by Paula Furtwangler (#275); seedling of unknown origin.
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Details
Parentage
Seedling of unknown origin
Growth Habit
compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
PSA #
275
Size (in)
4-5
Fragrance Strength
sweet
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
#275 Registered by Paula Furtwangler, a seedling of unknown origin. 4" pink with yellow centers, sweet fragrance. Pink 4" with small yellow centers. Long slightly overlapped petals are rounded and reflex backwards. Pink bands on reverse. Fragrance is sweet. Elliptical light green leaves have a matte texture and acute tips. Branches easily and blooms all summer long with giant pompom like inflos. High tendency to fade, easy to root. Seedling of unknown parentage. One of the easiest to flower and easiest to grow. A pale baby pink with yellow center. 4-5" compact grower with medium green leaves.
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Size4-5"
Fragrancesweet
Colors2
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