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Tickled Pink

Colors

PurpleRedPink

Description

Tickled Pink, from Coralcoast, is a semi-dwarf that was a 12-brancher as a seedling, named by a lady member of the group. Perfume is mild but flowers are very pretty and grow in dense clusters. Color most commonly presents as red-purple or red-blue-red, and occasionally shows blue-purple or blue tones, especially before sunset; flowers can start pink then fade to blue, grey, or violet. Fragrance recalls berries. The cultivar is a reliable bloomer with excellent branching but is very difficult to root, needing a long callus and root initiation period, and has more often been propagated by graft. A separate note references "Tida doi," meaning "mountain daughter" or Hill Tribe Maiden, referring to young women from the six hill tribes of northern Thailand. Sets seed.

Appearance

Pretty flowers in dense clusters; color varies, most commonly red-purple or red-blue-red, and sometimes blue-purple or blue — with blue tones emerging before sunset. Flowers can start pink and fade to blue, grey, or violet.

Bloom

Reliable bloomer in dense clusters.

Fragrance

Mild, berry-like fragrance.

Growth & Foliage

Semi-dwarf; 12-brancher as a seedling, with excellent branching.

Cultivation Tips

Very difficult to root, requiring a long callus and root-initiation period; grafting is often used instead.

Provenance

From Coralcoast; named by a lady member of the group. Associated note: "Tida doi" means Hill Tribe Maiden, after young women of the six northern Thai hill tribes. Sets seed.