Texas Aggie #197 Elizabeth
Description
Texas Aggie (#197), an Elizabeth Thornton hybrid, produces reddish orange rainbow flowers 2 to 3 inches across with orange centers; petals are wide, elliptical, round-tipped, highly overlapping, and carry a strong red band on the reverse. Texture is notably heavy — among the thickest-petaled plumerias, comparable to leather — giving excellent keeping quality despite cold sensitivity. Colors can show a slight whitish rainbow variation across rich dark red on front and back. Flowers tend to be small and cupped with round, well-overlapped petals, forming large ball-like inflorescences; individual flower heads can hold 2-4 open blooms but occasionally explode into huge clusters. Fragrance is a strong fruity grape, sometimes described as a sweet jasmine/gardenia/pikake blend or coconut-and-peach. Growth is long-branched and tall; the plant drops buds when young, is cold sensitive and prone to black tip, is hard to root, and is not always a reliable bloomer.
Appearance
Flowers 2-3 inches across in red-to-orange rainbow tones, sometimes with a faint whitish rainbow variation; wide, elliptical, round-tipped, highly overlapping petals with a strong red band on the reverse and an orange center. Petals are extremely thick and leathery. Small, cupped, rounded forms in large, ball-like clusters.
Bloom
Forms large, ball-like inflorescences; usually 2-4 open flowers per inflo, occasionally exploding into huge clusters. Drops buds when young and is not a reliable bloomer.
Fragrance
Strong fruity grape scent; also described as a strong jasmine/gardenia/pikake blend, or with coconut and peach notes.
Growth & Foliage
Tall, long-branching growth habit.
Cultivation Tips
Cold sensitive and prone to black tip. Hard to root. Excellent keeping quality due to unusually thick petals.
Provenance
Elizabeth Thornton hybrid, registered number #197.
Details
Fragrance Strength
grape, fruity grape, mild, fru
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
hybrid. 2 1/2-3" rainbow with very fruity/grape fragrance. Reddish orange with orange center; petal wide, elliptical, round tip, highly overlapping, strong red band on back; heavy texture; 3"; Fruity grape fragrance; good keeping quality. Among the thickest petaled plumeria, similar to leather. Rich dark red with a unique, slight whitish rainbow variation on the front and back of the petals. Mild fragrance and a long branched growth habit. 2-2.5” and a strong texture. Cold sensitive, tends to blacktip. Red to orange rainbow blend, rounded flowers to 2”. Strong red band on petal reverse. Fruity fragrance and good keeping qualities because of the unusually thick petals. Medium to large flowers with round and well overlapped petals. Huge flower heads. My Texas Aggie inflo will have anywhere from 2 to 4 flowers open at one time. But...... this morning it exploded into a huge cluster. And the most intoxicating scent that dominates my plumie patch. Drops buds when young. Small, cute, cupped blooms. Rounded, rainbow vivid coloration and a nice sweet scent. 2.5″ and form large ball-like clusters. Nice thick blooms a great scent and heavy bloom production. Strong jasmine, gardenia, pikake blend. Tall. Not cold tolerant, gets lots of BT. Hard to root. Not a good bloomer. Coconut and peach scent.
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