Rare Hilo Beauty
UnverifiedPSA #2
Colors
Red
Description
Rare Hilo Beauty flowers show dramatic color changes based on temperature and weather conditions. When cool fronts drop night temperatures to the 50s but days reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit, petals curve in showing black back color for a beautiful effect, with dark veins more visible. When day temps drop to 85 degrees but nights remain in the 50s, dark veining is visible but petal ends do not curve. During rain with cooler day temperatures, flowers turn blood red from dark red.
Appearance
Colors change dramatically with temperature. Shows dark veining in cooler temperatures. Turns blood red in rain with cooler weather.
Bloom
Color sensitive to temperature and weather.
Also Known As
Black Hilo Beauty. 90s during the day and mid 70s at nightaka
Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
PSA #
2
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Pictures #2 and #3 show the flowers when a cool front came in and dropped the night temperature to the 50's but still got to 95F during the day. The petals curved in and showed the petal back color which is black for a beautiful effect. Also, the dark veins of the petals are more visible. Picture #3 shows a flower when day temperature dropped to 85F but night temperatures were still in the 50's. The dark veining of the petals is visible but the petal ends do not curve in to have black edges. Pictures #4 and #5 were taken when it rained and the day temperatures were cooler. The flowers turned blood red from dark red.
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