i got this from Don at the same time
Pink Slauter Cutting
That's very pretty!
Paul,
Thanks for posting your picture of Slaughter Pink, it is very lovely. Could you tell me if that it has any fragrance and if it does, what does it smell like?
I too, received Celadine and Pink Slaughter cuttings from Don, but in late April. The PS cuttings have inflos and are continuing to push on out, plus some small leaves are developing. I am very hopeful and needless to say, anxious to see blooms on my SP here in a few weeks. It will be my very first plumeria blooms, because I have never grown them before.
Hey, Guys! That actually looks more like 'Cancun Pink.' 'Slaughter Pink' has narrow petals with no overlap: http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/96601/
'Cancun Pink' is a big flower with floppy petals and has a sweet soft baby powder type fragrance.
Nice pic, Phil!
Don is surely a sweetheart to pass around these cuttings!
David, if that is indeed 'Cancun Pink,' you've got nothing to worry about because it roots easily as does 'Celadine.'
I have three 'Cancun Pinks' blooming right now. They seem to be ahead of all the other plumerias.
David, It's a very faint fruitty smell on the newly opened flowers and just about disappears once opened for a day or so.Time of day also effects and also temp .Mornings I think has the stronest scent.
Clare, You may be right.When I got the plant from a nursery locally it was the only plumeria they had.It was marked Slaughter Pink .I asked if they had any info on it and they didn't. That one plant had a habit of growing laterally towards the light source.I'd take cutting to try and shape it into a more balanced looking tree,but it never behaved.The cuttings I've rooted have all done the same thing.It has always been a prolific seed podder. I've noticed the seedlings don't have the lateral growing habit. Pauls picture although beautiful doesn't look like the mother's blooms which are a more pale pink.into a white/pink .His almost looks like a hot pink.I'm sure it was lighting and time of day that he took it and the difficulty of identifying from pictures.
For all I know it could be just about any pink and probably was a seedling for that matter and because the nursery didn't know much about it adds to the mystery, I probably should rename it to unknown crooked pink. Don
No matter its name, it is a beauty. I think my cuttings are really starting to grow... finally. I have a lot more leaves along my front walk instead of just sticks with an occasional leaf. Very exciting but absolutely nothing yet even has singns of an inflo. I was a flower... one will make me happy for a while.
Tammie
Hi Don, that is so funny that it won't break its lateral growing habit. It doesn't seem to have the petal shape of SP, which has slender petals and no overlap. You could be right that it is a seedling of SP. My 'Cancun Pink' trees all seem to be very tall, fast growers.
I have a bunch of these pinks, and the color fades rapidly too. It is only a nice pink for about a day before it becomes a pale pink. Sometimes you can see a red star in the middle of the yellow center. The petals are big and floppy and have poor keeping quality, but it is a nice big flower. I actually have six of these -- three blooming, two with inflo's, and one is still dormant. I bought one a few years ago when it was labeled 'Playful' by C-Stars Nursery, but they have since changed the name to 'Cancun Pink.' The other five have come from different sources as gifts or trades. It seems to be a fairly widely distributed pink. A business named Just Plumerias sells this cultivar at fairs and flower shows all over the country: http://www.justplumerias.com/
That was really nice of you to share cuttings with everyone.
This is one from Don it is a couple days old already faded a bit
Don heres one i have alot of, a little different than yours if you would like a peice
Don Mines Growing Straight
Dana,that's a nice one kinda looks like Clare's Cancun Pink. Thanks for the offer ,but let's wait until your ready to shape it or you break one off by accident.
Paul,The sideway stuff happens after they start branching and the branches nearest the light source really takes off.But,let's hope it's going to start behaving.
Clare,
I wish that everyone that I have dealt with concerning plant trades were like Don. We traded some of my brugmansia for his plumerias. Don sent me some exceptional cuttings!!!
Even if what Don sent me as Slaughter Pink turns out to be Cancun Pink or something else, I will be pleased. I’ll be very excited the day they bloom, I have never seen or smelled a plumeria before.
I still have them in my propagation set up, good thing too. We are supposed to drop into the 30’s tonight and tomorrow night.
I have one of those Rapid Test 4-way Analyzers that test the ph, moisture, fertility of the soil and light exposure. I have let the soil get down to 1 – 2 on the meter a couple of times before soaking the soil again. Trying to not over water, but not let the soil get totally dry either.
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.html
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Here is a plumie ring that I made so that you can see the relative size of some of these flowers for comparison to each other.
Here is another one just to give you an idea of all the shapes and sizes out there.
Clare I think your right this particular one I ended up with a truck load . A man in tampa has a 25 year tree had me cut it back. And haul the wood off lucky thats why I told Don he could have a peice I have plenty. The smell is just as you described flowers last long not fadeing.
Dana, there are two local Florida cultivars that are very similar: 'Key West Pink' and 'Miami Rose.' 'Key West Pink' has a very green peduncle (flower stalk) and smells like coconut suntan lotion; 'Miami Rose' has a red peduncle smells like a rose. Both have a simiar flower color and shape. Here's the problem: they often get confused with each other. I know of at least one seller that is selling 'Key West Pink' as 'Miami Rose.' Oh, well, whatever the name is, it is a wonderful flower. Lucky you to get a truck load of cuttings! Wow!