Sparkle
Colors
RedOrangeYellow
Description
A seedling with gorgeous 3-inch creamy yellow blooms with delicate orange striations and red veins bursting from the center. The color deepens to yellow with more pronounced veins as weather heats up. Features light floral fragrance and very good keeping quality. Semi-compact growth habit with good clusters. Clean citrus scent documented on related form. Sparkle C Star form produces one of the largest inflorescences observed with thick petals and light red coloration.
Appearance
3 to 4 inches, creamy yellow with delicate orange striations and red veins bursting from center. Color deepens with heat.
Bloom
Good clusters.
Fragrance
Light floral fragrance. Clean citrus scent.
Growth & Foliage
Semi-compact growth habit.
Cultivation Tips
Very good keeping quality.
Provenance
Seedling.
Also Known As
Details
Hybridizer
Jungle Jack
Growth Habit
semi-compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
JJ
Size (in)
3-4
Fragrance Strength
citrus
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
. Delicate orange striation; absolutely gorgeous. Semi-compact growth habit, 3-4", good clusters. gorgeous 3" creamy yellow with red veins bursting from the center. The color gets deeper yellow with more pronounced veins as the weather heats up. The fragrance is light floral, and the keeping quality is very good. Clean citrus scent. Sparkle C Star one of the largest inflos I've ever seen. Thick petals. Light red.
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Size3-4"
Fragrancecitrus
Colors3
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