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Purple Jack

Colors
PurplePinkOrange

Description

Purple Jack is a must-have cultivar representing the first purple-colored plumeria available in the United States. Flowers are 2.5 to 3 inches with purple color, darker veins, and orange toward center with purple buds. Blooms lavender only with sufficient heat and light (over 85-90 degrees Fahrenheit). Once the root system is well-established and blooming begins, it is an eager and reliable bloomer. Sweet grape perfume. Not cold tolerant. Deep purple buds fade to bluish silver hues. Sets seed.

Appearance

2.5-3 inches, purple to lavender with darker veins and orange center. Deep purple buds fading to bluish silver.

Bloom

Eager and reliable bloomer once established. Requires well-developed root system.

Fragrance

Sweet grape perfume.

Growth & Foliage

Tall tree. Needs heat to bring out rich royal purple colors.

Cultivation Tips

Not cold tolerant. Needs heat and light (85-90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher) to develop full purple color. Requires well-established root system to initiate blooming.

Provenance

Seedling of Penang Peach. First purple plumeria available in US.

Also Known As

Muang JackakaJack's PurpleakaViolet JackakaQueen Violetnot same as

Details

Hybridizer
Jungle Jack
Parentage
Seedling of Penang Peach
Growth Habit
tall
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Source
JJ
Size (in)
2.5-3
Fragrance Strength
sweet soft, sweet grape
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

JJ. Despite the confusion in names, this is a MUST HAVE for your collection. Sweet soft perfume and 2.5" to 3". More on pink in my cooler area. Lavender but only if you have enough heat and light. First purple colored plumeria available in US, purple color with darker veins, orange toward center, purple buds. Seedling of Penang Peach. Needs heat to bring out colors. Once it starts blooming it is an eager and reliable bloomer. It just needs a well established root system. I've had early year branchlet start an inflo late season, which is to say the dominate branchlets may produce blooms the first season that they formed. Purple Mauve with strong Lavender unless heat is over 85 to 90s. Not cold tolerant. Deep purple buds become 2.5-3" purple lavender blooms with dark veins and an orange center, and then fades to bluish silver hues. Needs heat to bring out the rich royal purple colors. Once the root system is well established and it starts blooming, it is an eager and reliable bloomer on a tall tree. Sweet grape perfume. The very first, original lavender/purple plumeria on the market. Sets seed.

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Quick Facts

Size2.5-3"
Fragrancesweet soft, sweet grape
Colors3
Aliases4