Pink Spider
Colors
OrangeYellowPink
Description
A pink rainbow with a gold center and curled petals. Flowers are pink to dark pink spider form with long twisting petals and a radiating orange center. Large inflorescences carry beautiful bouquets of blooms about 3.5 inches in size. Continues blooming long after other cultivars have gone dormant. Very hardy and easy to grow, with a tall, vertical growth habit. Sets seed.
Appearance
Pink to dark pink spider-type flowers with long, twisting, curled petals and a radiating orange center; approximately 3.5 inches.
Bloom
Large inflorescences with many blooms; flowers long after others have gone dormant.
Fragrance
Strong, sweet scent.
Growth & Foliage
Tall, vertical grower.
Cultivation Tips
Very hardy and easy to grow.
Also Known As
AkaleiakaTropical SpiderakaHawaiian Pink SpiderakaWilliams RainbowakaSpider PinkakaCurly Conklinaka
Details
Growth Habit
tall
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Size (in)
35
Fragrance Strength
strong sweet
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Pink rainbow with gold center, curled petals. Pink to dark pink spider with a radiating orange center. Long twisting petals. Large inflo with beautiful bouquet of blooms. Very hardy and easy to grow. 35” blooms long after others have gone dormant. Strong sweet scent. Tall and vertical grower. Sets seed.
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Size35"
Fragrancestrong sweet
Colors3
Aliases6
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