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Pink Pansy #155 from Jim Little

Typical appearance
Photo by @paulneubauerHouston, TX
Colors
YellowRedOrangePurpleWhitePink

Description

Well-known cultivar featuring cleanly marked pink and white coloration in 2.5-3 inch flowers shaped like pansies with red edge on back. Compact growth with blush pink, white and violet edging on petal edges. Thick overlapped petals cupped inward create pansy appearance. Throat is vivid orange-yellow with sweet scent and great keeping quality. Very superior plumeria for fragrance.

Appearance

2.5-3 inches shaped like pansies. Cleanly marked pink and white. Red edge on back. Blush pink, white and violet edging. Thick overlapping with nice round petals and small yellow center. Light lavender-pink with violet pink edges and violet lines through rounded overlapping petals. Petals heavy overlapping, almost circular but slightly pointed with wavy margin.

Bloom

Flowers throughout the year on matured plants. Lei quality over 12 days.

Fragrance

Sweetly scented like grape Kool-Aid or candy sweet tarts. Sweet fragrance.

Growth & Foliage

Compact. Medium small well-branched tree. Slow grower but good patio plant. Fast grower with good brancher. Very clean trunk with no lower branches. Natural clean trunk with no lower branches and naturally clean trunk.

Cultivation Tips

Easy to root. Cold tolerant. Produces superior seedlings that improve on original variety. Seeds are hard to start.

Provenance

Carmen is the pod parent. Different from Lulu and Danai Delight. Similar to Danai Delight with darker edge and Kasem's Delight.

Also Known As

Details

Hybridizer
Jim Little
Growth Habit
compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
PSA #
155
Size (in)
2.5
Fragrance Strength
Strong
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

Technically, it is not a registered plumeria because the last name, since a pansy is another flower. The rules for registration do not allow the final word in a name to be another plant. Therefore, the plant was assigned a registration number by the PSA but the name would have to be altered somehow to be Pansy Pink, or some other name that pleases the ICRA for it to be a registered plumeria. It is a well known cultivar in the USA and would always be known as Pink Pansy. Similar to Danai Delight (darker edge) and Kasem's Delight. Pink Pansy is different from Lulu. If you look careful, it has different features. Pink Pansy has better scent compared to Danai Delight. PP flower is bigger. The only advantage of DD is she has better keeping quality. Both plants flower well thru out the year on matured plants. Cleanly marked pink and white, 2 ½” shaped like pansies. Red edge on back. Compact. Blush pink, white and violet edging on edge. Thick overlapped petals cupped inward give it the appearance of a pansy. Throat is a vivid orange-yellow, sweetly scented and has great keeping quality. 3" White with a prominent pink edge on the whole petal. Highly overlapped with nice round petals and a small yellow center. Nice sweet fragrance of grape koolaid or candy sweet tarts. Most desirable plumeria for fragrance. Medium small well branched tree. Carmen is the pod parent. Nicely shaped rounded petals with a pink edge and a yellow center. Recommended for the coast. Light lavender-pink with violet pink edges and violet lines running through the rounded overlapping petals, small yellow throat with sweet fragrance. A nice white, light pink with more intense pink along one rim side and yellow center, 3" to 5". Petals heavy overlapping, almost circular but slightly pointed with wavy margin. Lei quality over 12 days. Cold Tolerant. Slow grower, good patio plant. Fast grower. Good brancher. Easy to root. Produces superior seedlings that improve on the original variety. Seeds are hard to start.

References

Photos

  • Bloom pattern and texture
    @paulneubauer· Houston, TX
  • August hot temperatures
    @paulneubauer

Quick Facts

Size2.5"
FragranceStrong
Colors6