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Towers Pink

Colors
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Description

This cultivar produces consistently large blooms at 10cm (4 inches) or larger. The flowers are Mauve/Pink with yellow center, darker Mauve/Pink towards center fading to lighter pink tips. The back of petals shows darker mauve/pink on trailing edge to lighter pink on leading edge. Some veining radiates from flower center outwards to petal tip. The petals are elliptical with slightly pointed tips and show no overlap. The flowers have no scent and poor keeping quality, fading to white with some yellow in center. The growth habit is rounded yet sparsely branched. Flowering is moderate to dense. The leaves are acuminate, oblanceolate, dark olive green upper with pale green lower. Petiole and veins are pale green.

Appearance

Consistently 10cm plus, Mauve/Pink with yellow center, darker toward center to lighter pink tips, elliptical slightly pointed petals with no overlap, dark olive green foliage.

Bloom

Moderate to dense flowering. Consistently large 10cm plus.

Fragrance

No scent.

Growth & Foliage

Rounded yet sparsely branched growth. Oblanceolate dark olive green upper leaves, pale green lower. Pale green petiole and veins.

Cultivation Tips

Poor keeping quality, fades to white quickly. Blooms are larger than similar Aussie Pink variety with longer bloom stalks.

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Details

Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
Oz
Fragrance Strength
none
Anecdotal Notes
Diana

. Rounded yet sparsely branched growth. Moderate to dense flowering. Leaves are acuminate, oblanceolate, dark olive green upper. Pale green lower. Petiole is pale green; veins are Pale green on upper surface, same colour on lower surface. Pale Mauve/Pink with Yellow center. Darker Mauve/Pink towards centre, to lighter pink tips. Darker mauve/pink on trailing petal edge, to lighter pink on leading edge on back. Some veining from flower centre outwards to petal tip. Consistently large at 10cm plus. Elliptical petal, tip slightly pointed. No overlap. No scent. Mauve/Pink buds. Poor keeping quality. Fades to white with some yellow in the centre. Although this flower has some resemblance to Aussie Pink its blooms are consistently half again as large and the bloom stalk is far longer. This occurs on all trees albeit cuttings or mature specimens. Towers Pink leaves are Oblanceolate while Aussie Pink’s are more Elliptic. Tracy's Sunset an amazing butter yellow color. The yellow extends right through the petal to the tips. This flowers later in the season but lasts right through to the end. Popular for its large buttercup flowers. This pure solid gold flower is very sweetly lemon smelling.

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