Purple Jack
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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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