Thong Tawee Choke
Colors
YellowOrangeRedPink
Description
Thong Tawee Choke, meaning "gold peaceful luck," bears 3 to 3.5 inch cream-yellow flowers with salmon hues and some red veining. Overlapping, broad oval petals are cream-yellow with a pink-to-salmon area along one margin and red at the base; the overall color gives a light orange-gold bloom with red bands on the outside of each petal. Texture is thick. Leaves are dark green, elliptical, with elongated tips. Fragrance is sweet and strongly orange-blossom. The cultivar sets seed.
Appearance
Overlapping, broad oval, thick-textured petals 3-3.5 inches across in cream-yellow with a pink-to-salmon area along one margin and red at the base; also described as light orange-gold with red bands on the outside of each petal.
Fragrance
Sweet fragrance with a strong orange-blossom character.
Growth & Foliage
Dark green, elliptical leaves with elongated tips.
Provenance
Thai name meaning "gold peaceful luck." Sets seed.
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Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Size (in)
3-3.5
Fragrance Strength
sweet
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Size3-3.5"
Fragrancesweet
Colors4
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