White Shell
Colors
WhiteYellowRed
Description
Pure white flower with yellow center and white on reverse of petals. Thick petals with nice fragrance. Flowers are larger than normal shell varieties and open more. Distinct from Shell White. White Shell Lei variety is pure white without red bands, unlike White Shell proper.
Appearance
Pure white with yellow center and white reverse. Thick petals. No red bands (except in lei variant). Larger and more open than typical shell types.
Fragrance
Sweet fragrance.
Provenance
Probably Pacific Pearl by C Stars. White Splash variant has 4-inch flowers in large clusters with white and large yellow center splashed with dark pink, wide-set petals.
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Details
Species
P. rubra
Sets Seed
No
Source
Thai
Anecdotal Notes
Diana
No red band. The fragrance is sweet. Pure white flower with yellow center and pure white on the back of petals, flowers are larger than normal shell and open more than normal shell, thick petals, nice fragrance. White Shell not the same as Shell White. Probably Pacific Pearl by C Stars. White Shell Lei White Shell has red bands on the back, but White Shell Lei is pure white.
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