Sheer Beauty

Santa’s Gift: rename of Sheer Beauty, being fraudulently resold as a seedling. 3” to 3.5”, often consisting of 6 petals. White with large lemon-yellow area and pink. Petals overlapping, asymmetrical, white and yellow with pink area along margin. Backside: cream-yellow with red band Substance: medium to heavy. Fragrance: strong, coco-lemon. Leaves: light to medium green, long elliptical with pointed tip. Pure deep yellow outlined by a thick deep red margin. Thick petals. Long bloom season. Cold tolerant. White with yellow and pink 3"-3.5". Overlapping petals white and yellow with pink areas along margin, backside creamy yellow with red bands. Light to medium green elliptical leaves with long pointed tips. Very strong citrus fragrance. Changeable. Needs strong sunshine to turn on the red which also leads to the petal curl for pointed tips. Can look pale yellow with little or no red if in partial sun and/or the limited solar irradiation. Not cold tolerant. Branches splay out but keep a decent height. Growth habit is balanced as it splits three times after blooming. Not a tall grower but wide with an open look. Does not like to be grafted – rots. Center is deeply textured with veins and it always shows a bold yellow, even in poor weather. It gets much darker pink around the edges when 30+ degrees C. Super thick petals though and very strong, sweet citrus with vanilla and coconut hints. It gets much more pink when warmer and the curl in the petals only comes with very high humidity. Sets seed.