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
‘Scott Pratt’ (‘Kohala’)
Flower strong red with small, strong red center and fine black radiating lines Petal narrow, elliptical, round tip, moderately overlapping; moderate reddish-brown band on back Size two-and-one-half inches in diameter Scent slight spicy, becoming stronger on storage Stalk dark red, hairy, upright, tight flower clusters Keeping quality not as good as ‘Common Yellow’ Leaves green with dark red anthocyanin, shorter than those of ‘Hilo Beauty’; acute tips Plant habit upright, dense branching; suitable for landscaping Bearing habit March to September, moderate production of flowers Parentage P. rubra f. rubra Remarks Flower production of this cultivar is fair to moderate during spring and summer. It is usually among the first to bloom, often producing flowers before the leaves. Seedpods are rarely seen on it.
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Plumeria in Hawaii
By Richard A. Criley
Department of Plant and Soil ...Read More