By Richard A. Criley
Department of Plant and Soil ...Read MoreSciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
January, 2005
‘Samoan Fluff’ (‘Tahitian White’)
Flower white with small, brilliant greenish-yellow center; moderate pink bands on back Petal wide, round tip, highly overlapping; narrow, moderate pink band on back; good texture Size three-and-one-half inches in diameter Scent slight sweet fragrance Stalk greenish-pink, smooth, upright, tight flower clusters Keeping quality very good Leaves light green with acuminate tips Plant habit upright, dense branching; suitable for landscaping Bearing habit April to October, moderate flower production Parentage P. rubra f. acuminata Remarks This cultivar, with many large full flowers of good lei quality, does not discolor as fast as ‘Common Yellow.’ The flowers occasionally have three or four petals. This cultivar is among the earliest of the white cultivars to flower.
From the publication:
Plumeria in Hawaii
By Richard A. Criley
Department of Plant and Soil ...Read More