Sweet Lyndi
Description
From Lyndi Whye in Singapore. Very similar to JL Thai Red. Velvety red flowers with thick cupped petals that fade to light red. Can have six to seven petals. Extremely compact growth, easily maintained to almost dwarf size. Branches freely with constant blooming and large, tight bunches of red flowers with orange streaks. Thick texture with excellent keeping quality. Heavy bloomer. In 95F temperatures, blooms have abundant white. In cooler temperatures (night 50s, day upper 80s), blooms turn deep red with little white. Very slow to root effectively. Stays short and blooms on almost every tip yearly with large inflorescences. One of the best reds. Sets seed.
Appearance
Velvety red with thick cupped petals fading to light red, often with orange streaks, can have 6-7 petals.
Bloom
Heavy bloomer on almost every tip yearly with large inflorescences.
Fragrance
Sweetly scented with large fragrant bunches.
Growth & Foliage
Extremely compact, easily maintained to almost dwarf size. Short growth, branches freely on short tips.
Cultivation Tips
Very slow to root. Blooms appear on just about every tip every year. Temperature sensitive—hot weather produces white in blooms, cooler weather produces deep red.
Provenance
From Lyndi Whye in Singapore, very similar to JL Thai Red.
Also Known As
Singapore somethingaka
Details
Fragrance Strength
often sweetly
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
From Lyndi Whye in Singapore. Very similar to JL Thai Red. Velvetly red with thick cupped petals; fades to light red. Low compact grower. Can have 6-7 petals. Extremely compact in growth---easily maintained to an almost dwarf size. Branches freely and blooms often with sweetly scented, large, tight bunches of red with streaks of orange. Texture is thick and flowers keep well. Heavy bloomer. In 95F, the bloom has a lot of white in it. When night temperatures dropped in the 50's and day temperatures are still in the upper 80's, the blooms have turned red and there is little white in the flowers. Very slow to root effectively. Very short. If she were any smaller I'd call her a dwarf variety. She produces a lot of short tips--all of which seem to bloom every year. Stays short and blooms on just about every tip every year with large inflos. One of the best reds. Sets seed.
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