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Rim Fire

Colors
YellowPinkGoldenWhitePurpleRed

Description

2.5-3" deep pink to red-pink over white with yellow center. Petals heavily overlapping, broad oval shape with wavy texture. Deep pink to red-pink color with white area increasing with age. Medium, sweet fragrance. Medium green elliptical leaves with pointed tips. Branches very well, producing multiple smaller branches after flowering. Important note: not the same as Thai Rimfire currently sold in USA, which has more white color on petals. Variations include overlapped petals with wide rose-red edge, white body, and gold eye with lilac fragrance. Another form features deeply overlapping very wide rounded petals with reddish-purple mix on rim and frosty white middle with beautiful peachy-gold center. 2-3" with good texture. Sweet fragrance of lilac. Prone to black tip. Sparse bloomer on coast due to late blooming. Smells like honeysuckle. Stingy bloomer. Fragrance varies from very strong to medium. Sweet berry-candy fragrance with some floral notes. Pungent scent, not exactly unpleasant but not sweet. 3.5" blooms with sweet powder smell. Very lanky growth. Compact grower. Sets seed.

Appearance

2.5-3" deep pink to red-pink with heavily overlapping broad wavy petals. White body with yellow-gold eye and rose-red margins. Reddish-purple mix on rim.

Bloom

Heavily overlapping petals. Sparse blooming on coast. Sets seed.

Fragrance

Sweet lilac or honey-like fragrance. Varies from very strong to medium, with powder, berry-candy, or pungent notes.

Growth & Foliage

Excellent branching after flowering. Variable growth from very lanky to compact. Multiple branch forms available.

Cultivation Tips

Excellent branching makes it good for structured form. Good texture petals. Prone to black tip in some conditions.

Provenance

Not the same as Thai Rimfire. Hawaiian cultivar.

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Details

Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Source
JL
Size (in)
2-3
Fragrance Strength
sweet, sweet powder, lilac
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

plus another similar. Not the same as Thai Rimfire. 2.5” to 3” deep pink to red-pink over white with yellow center. Petals heavily overlapping, broad oval and of wavy texture, deep pink to red-pink, white area increasing with age. Fragrance: medium, sweet Leaves: medium green, elliptical with pointed tip. Branches very well, producing multiple smaller branches after flowering. This is not the Rim Fire Plumeria is being sold in the USA, which has more white color on its petals. Overlapped petals with wide rose red edge, white body, and gold eye. Lilac fragrance and compact growth habit, making it perfect for pot culture. Superb Hawaiian cultivar. Deeply overlapping petals, white body large golden yellow center with very wide rose red margins/rims of fire. Gorgeous flower, center has beautiful peachy-gold color. The middle is frosty white. The rim and outer petals have a reddish-purple mix. Slight ruffle to the petals. The petals are very wide and overlapping with rounded tips. 2-3" with good texture. Sweet fragrance of lilac. Prone to black tip. Sparse bloomer on coast due to late bloom. Smells like honeysuckle. Stingy bloomer. Fragrance varies from very strong to medium. Fragrance is a sweet berry candy with some floral. RF's scent is pungent, not exactly unpleasant but not sweet. 3.5” Has a sweet powder smell. Very lanky. Compact grower. Sets seed.

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Quick Facts

Size2-3"
Fragrancesweet, sweet powder, lilac
Colors6