Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Pink Slauter Cutting, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Don, do you have yours in full sun? That could be the reason why it stretches or leans -- not enough light. It sounds like you've figured that out already. Dana's flower is different from 'Cancun Pink' in that it has more rounded petals, more overlap, and it looks to be a smaller flower. The yellow center is smaller and rounder too. It also has a bright green peduncle; whereas, 'Cancun Pink' has a red peduncle. It looks like it could be 'Key West Pink' to me, which has a great strong fragrance like coconut suntan lotion.

Dana, I was going to say that yours looks a bit like Key West Pink -- a Florida plumie. Does it have a delicious coconut suntan lotion kind of fragrance? Here's mine below.

Sounds good, David! It is difficult to identify a plumeria by a picture, and I really am trying not to do it anymore because there are so many factors that can alter a flower's appearance including environment, fertilizer, amount of heat and light available, and potting medium among other things. The things to look for when analyzing a flower is color on the front and back, texture, petal shape, petal overlap, flower size, and fragrance among other qualities. Here is what 'Slaughter Pink' should look like:

http://www.plumeria101.com/master_gallery/slaughter_pink.htm...

This message was edited May 17, 2007 8:42 PM