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Waimanalo

Colors
Yellow

Description

Waimanalo: Pretty much white with unusually large streaky yellow eye. Intense heat brings a little pink edge. Marshmallow scent. Waimanalo Marshmallow type. Waimanu: Highly fragrant rainbow suitable for leis with rainbow pinkish-red, white, and yellow coloring. Waimea: Similar to Leona Hoke but different cultivar. Flower almost the same but growing habit and scent different. Waimea blooms longer. Intensely red-pink with orange centers. Stunning beauty with beautiful peachy-orange center. Rim of outer petals has reddish-purple outline. Rounded overlapping petals, 3" with great texture. Sweet fragrance and average growth habit. Exciting discovery in Hawaii by Jim Little's son, Clark. Most beautiful bloom with outstanding hues. Recommended for fragrance. Growing habit like Aztec Gold with huge branches, leaves, and bloom heads. Blooms thick with great keeping quality. Root beer-spice fragrance or rose fragrance. Very tall grower with big leaves and consistent color retention. Very distinctive and spicy perfume. 3-3.5", tall, easy to root, water lover, generous bloomer. Very distinctive scent with peachy-orange color and slight lavender-purple outer petal hues. Mild sweet floral fragrance, 3" with decent thickness-texture and medium keeping quality. Not difficult to root with medium thick branching. Far more arching than Aztec Gold. Great bloom heads with large intensely colored red-pink flowers with orange centers. 3" with great velvety texture.

Appearance

White with large streaky yellow eye, pink to peachy-orange center.

Fragrance

Marshmallow scent, sweet fragrance, root beer-spice or rose fragrance.

Growth & Foliage

Tall and very tall grower, can reach variable heights, arching growth like Aztec Gold.

Cultivation Tips

Easy to root, water lover, generous bloomer.

Provenance

Waimanalo, Waimanu, Waimea from Hawaii discoveries.

Also Known As

Hilo Bay Gold et alaka

Details

Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
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Anecdotal Notes
Diana

Waimanalo Marshmallow intense heat brings a little pink edge, other than that pretty much white w/ an unusually large streaky yellow eye. Marshmallow smell Waimanu Highly fragrant rainbow suitable for leis. Rainbow pinkish red, white and yellow. Waimea Similar to Leona Hoke, they are different, but the flower is almost the same. The growing habit is different and the scent is different. Waimea seems to bloom longer. Intensely red-pink with orange centers. Stunning beauty, center is a beautiful peachy-orange, the rim of the outer petals have a reddish-purple outline. The petals are rounded and overlapping. 3" with great texture. Sweet fragrance and average growth habit. Exciting discovery in Hawaii by Jim Little's son, Clark. The most beautiful bloom I’ve seen or smelled, slow to root. Very elegant warm flower with very nice fragrance. Outstanding hues as flowers lighten. Recommended for fragrance. Growing habit like that of the Aztec Gold, meaning huge branches, huge leaves and huge bloom heads! Blooms are thick with great keeping quality. Root beer /spice fragrance. Rose fragrance. Very tall grower, big leaves and the flowers are very consistent when it comes to keeping their color in spite of direct Florida sun light. The scent is like no other plumeria i have and very spicy perfume. 3-3.5”, tall. Easy to root. Water lover. Generous bloomer. Very distinctive scent. Peachy/orange color. Her outer petals have slight lavender/purple hues. Mild sweet floral fragrance. 3” with decent thickness/texture and medium keeping quality. When she's happy her flowers are showy. Average growth habit. Not difficult to root with medium thick branching. Waimea is far more arching than Aztec Gold! Great Bloom heads, large intensely colored red-pink flowers with orange centers that are stunningly beautiful. 3" with great velvety texture. Growth characteristics can be challenging as it likes to crawl and not grow straight! They will bend and curve like crazy, however once the Waimea has been established for several years it will more upright. Roots really well. The leaves average 10" or smaller. It takes a lot of support, but ultimately after about 5 feet tall it starts to grow more upright. Sets seed.

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