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
‘Irma Bryan’
Flower moderate strong red with small, pale orange-yellow center Petal wide, elliptical, pointed tip, moderately overlapping, slightly wavy edges; moderate reddish-brown bands on front and back; fair texture 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 fair Leaves green with dark red anthocyanin, acute tips Plant habit upright, dense branching; suitable for landscaping Bearing habit April to September, light to moderate flower production Parentage P. rubra f. rubra Remarks Trees are similar in growth habit to ‘Scott Pratt’ and are the earliest to flower of the red plumerias.
Bought a cutting in Spring 2005 and was positively delighted when it bloomed in July. Applied granular fertilizer as well as a weekly di...Read Moreluted version of fert. for flowering tropicals. This is an outstanding red.
From the publication:
Plumeria in Hawaii
By Richard A. Criley
Department of Plant and Soil ...Read More
Bought a cutting in Spring 2005 and was positively delighted when it bloomed in July. Applied granular fertilizer as well as a weekly di...Read More