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Samoan Fluff #105

UnverifiedPSA #105
Colors
YellowPinkOrangeWhite

Description

White with small, brilliant greenish-yellow center and moderate pink bands on back The petals are wide with a round tip and highly overlapping The texture is good

Appearance

White with small, brilliant greenish-yellow center and moderate pink bands on back The petals are wide with a round tip and highly overlapping

Bloom

The blooms are amazingly big and fluffy on this exceptional tree Blooms in my drought tolerant garden

Fragrance

Sweet fragrance Most desirable plumeria for fragrance

Growth & Foliage

Medium growing tree, low and wide Many trees at the San Diego Zoo

Cultivation Tips

Cold tolerant Easy to root

Also Known As

Tahitian Whiteaka

Details

Growth Habit
medium
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
PSA #
105
Size (in)
3.5
Fragrance Strength
slight sweet, sweet, desirable
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

White with small, brilliant greenish-yellow center and moderate pink bands on back. The petals are wide with a round tip and highly overlapping. The texture is good. Petals have ripples. The blooms average 3 1/2”, white with small, brilliant greenish-yellow center; moderate pink bands on back; petal wide, round tip, highly overlapping; narrow, moderate pink band on back; good texture; slight sweet fragrance; keeping quality very good. Bright white 3" round very overlapped, which curl up on the outer edge, and a small yellow center. Light pink band on back. Sweet fragrance. Most desirable plumeria for fragrance. Medium growing tree, low and wide. Creamy texture, pure white with a yellow center. The fragrance is strong and seems to be a mixture of peach and rose. Recommended easiest to flower and grow. There is nothing shy about this Plumeria. The blooms are amazingly big and fluffy on this exceptional tree. Cold tolerant. This cultivar, with many large full flowers of good lei quality, does not discolor as fast as ‘Common Yellow’. The flowers occasionally have three or four petals. Among the earliest white cultivars to flower. Poor host for grafts – wood is too hard. Large bright white 3 1/2” with bright yellow center - petals are very wide and heavily overlap and curl under at the tips making for an unusually shaped flower. Sweet scent and a good keeping quality. One of the best blooming plumeria, bloom in a nice big bundles and keep color white in warm and cold climate, petals rounded with yellow center, 2.5", with nice jasmine scents. Easy to root. Tough. Blooms in my drought tolerant garden. Cold Tolerant. Not cold tolerant. Many trees at the San Diego Zoo. Fairly drought tolerant and very tough. Blooms are 2 1/2” on coast. Always the first and last to bloom and an excellent bloomer. Inflos everywhere.Good graft host when using seedlings. Sets lots of seed. Samoan Red Striking bright red, good bloomer, and likes to be dry. Temperamental. Spicy fragrance, very good keeping quality, and 3". Gorgeous red with long oval petals and a pointed tip, bright yellow center. Great keeping quality and large head with multiple flowers, fragrance of spices.

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Quick Facts

Size3.5"
Fragranceslight sweet, sweet, desirable
Colors4
Aliases1