Sorrento Stripe
Colors
RedPinkApricotYellowOrange
Description
An Australian indigenous cultivar from the Gold Coast with thick petals. Produces 3 to 3.5-inch light orange blooms with sizzling orange, red, and gold coloration. The hotter the weather, the more deep and brilliant the colors become; in cooler weather, colors appear in lovely pastels. Features very thick petals with prominent, contrasting red stripe on side of each petal. Medium tree in height, but tall, thin, and leggy in form. Cold tolerant. Closely related to Fruit Salad but Sorrento Stripe has thicker petals and darker coloration and is a slower grower. Mother tree from Sorrento area near Surfer's Paradise, Australia (now gone).
Appearance
3 to 3.5 inches, light orange with magenta, red, and crimson stripes and flecks. Thick petals with prominent red stripe on petal side. Color varies with heat and sunlight.
Bloom
3.5 inches, thick petals.
Fragrance
Fruity fragrance, almost identical to Fruit Salad. Sweet and spicy fragrance.
Growth & Foliage
Tall, thin, lanky tree. Medium height tree. Slow grower.
Cultivation Tips
Cold tolerant.
Provenance
Australian indigenous from Gold Coast. Mother tree from Sorrento area near Surfer's Paradise, Australia.
Also Known As
Sorento StripeakaApricotnot same as
Details
Fragrance Strength
sweet spicy
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Oz. 3" Yellow/orange with magenta, red and crimson stripes and flecks over entire petal. Fragrance is fruity, almost identical to Fruit Salad. Colour varies greatly dependent on heat and sunlight. 3.5" light orange. Australian indigenous "Fruit Salad" from the Gold Coast. Sizzling oranges, reds and golds. The hotter the weather, the more deep and brilliant the colors become. In cooler weather, the colors appear in a lovely pastel. 3.5" with a lovely sweet and spicy fragrance. 3"+ and a very thick petal. Prominent, contrasting red stripe on the side of each petal. Medium tree. Tall thin, leggy tree. Cold tolerant. Fruit Salad Daryl is very similar, but Sorrento Stripe has thicker petals and darker coloration and is a slower grower. Mother tree, now gone, was in the Sorrento area near Surfer's Paradise, OZ
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