Tahitian Sunset
Colors
WhitePinkOrangeYellow
Description
Tahitian Sunset, a sibling of Polynesian Sunset, is another seedling by Merrill O'Neil of Houston. Flowers are 3 inches across in a soft sherbet mixture of pink, yellow, orange, and white, with colors deepening and intensifying in heat. Fragrance is a mild gardenia or floral scent. The tree is a strong, reliable bloomer with large blooms, lanky to tall and semi-compact in growth, lower and more compact than its sibling. It sets seed.
Appearance
3-inch flowers in a soft sherbet mixture of pink, yellow, orange, and white; colors intensify in heat.
Bloom
Very strong, reliable bloomer.
Fragrance
Mild gardenia or floral scent.
Growth & Foliage
Lanky to tall, semi-compact grower; lower and more compact than Polynesian Sunset.
Provenance
Sibling of Polynesian Sunset, a seedling by Merrill O'Neil of Houston. Sets seed.
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Details
Parentage
Seedling of Another
Growth Habit
compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
floral
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Size3"
Fragrancefloral
Colors4
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