This Thai cultivar is a very compact grower producing large bunches of sweetly fragrant blooms that are 3 inches with 2-3 inches in some descriptions. The flowers have gold, orange and red coloring over white or cream-yellow background with heavy overlap, circular shape, and recurving petals. The blooms become more circular with edges rolling up the longer they remain open. The fragrance is sweet and intensive, with honeysuckle notes. The plant has lovely rounded and heavily overlapping petals of butter yellow deepening to rich golden orange in center with hot pink along edge.
Appearance
3 inches (2-3 inches noted), gold orange and red over white background, heavily overlapping circular petals with recurving edges, butter yellow to golden orange center with hot pink edge.
Bloom
3 inches, large bunches, very circular shape, heavily overlapping.
Fragrance
Sweet and intensive fragrance, strong honeysuckle notes.
Growth & Foliage
Very compact grower, nice short bushy plant.
Provenance
Thailand cultivar.
Also Known As
P5aka
Details
Growth Habit
compact
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
Yes
Size (in)
3
Fragrance Strength
sweetly
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
Thailand Large orange red centre with mottled pink edging and beautifully round petals. 3" gold, orange and red over white background. Petals: heavily over-lapping, recurving. Very compact grower produces large bunches of sweetly fragrant, 3" red, orange and cream blossoms on a nice, short growing, bushy plant. Very circular shape and sunset yellow, white, pink and red. The longer the flowers are open, the more the petal edges roll up. The fragrance is sweet and intensive, strong honeysuckle. Lovely rounded and heavily overlapping petals of butter yellow deepening to a rich golden orange in the center with a hot pink along the edge. 2"-3". Scent is soft but sweet. Honeysuckle. Sets seed.