San Miguel #272
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CA from a SoCal seedling given to the late Marie Gallo, propagated and named by Bud Guillot for the small fishing village in Baja Mexico where he once vacationed. 4 ½” red orange with spicy clove fragrance. Colorful blend of red-orange and salmon with a small orange-yellow eye. 4-5”, with open pointed petals which have a red band on their backside. Spicy fragrance and good keeping quality. The branching habit is balanced and beefy. Thick branched tree that produces very large, heavy textured rainbow blooms that seem to glow in the evening sun. Identifiable dense dark green leaves. Strong cultivar. Great scent - registered cultivar as red-orange with a spicy clove scent. Recommended for fragrance. Strong growing tree with very heavy textured blooms. It roots easily and branches well. Nothing wimpy about this one. The most difficult thing about it is shooting the flowers. Looks different every time. I cannot trace the origin back beyond Southern California. The "source" tree is on the north side of a S. Calif. home where the sun never shines. Huge, thick branches with tons of blooms. It breaks all the rules. Outstandingly sharp colored plumeria with a very pleasing fragrance. Very compact habit with intense bright color rainbow flower, color range from orange, yellow and red, long petals, 3-3.5", nice fragrance. Long narrow separated petals with pointed tips, dark red bands on reverse. Petals are red, blending to orange and yellow. Small orange center. Spicy clove fragrance with excellent keeping quality with high tendency to fade. Sturdy grower with good branching, elliptical green leaves acute tips. Very large blooms on huge branches. Light floral scent, more fragrant with intense heat. Blooms profusely, color is intense even without heat. Cold Tolerant. Not Cold Tolerant. Strong fragrance, with rose. Bold orange and red with a yellow center. With the right amount of heat, can be seen from very far away. Very beefy grower! Easy to root. Scent is spicy. Colorful blend of Fire Red-Orange and Salmon with a Small Orange-Yellow Throat. 4-5” with Open Pointed Petals which have a red band on their backside. Spicy Peach Fragrance and Good Keeping Qualities. Can bloom on last year’s inflos. San Pedro Du Lac white 5" with a dark yellow center that spreads about halfway down the petals. Slight gardenia essence. A tall strong grower. An interesting cultivar gathered near the volcano at 8898 ft. elevation in a mountain town of Guatemala (de leguna). Huge 5" with a dark yellow center that spreads about halfway down the petals. Medium growth. Recommended for fragrance. Sets seed. San Pedro Red Belize Spider red bloom, faint scent.
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