Plumeria rubra HILO BEAUTY

Plumeria rubra HILO BEAUTY
[X* Dakota\'s Curling Red, Burgundy Special, Black Red, Aussie Black Red, Red Esther, Hi-Lo Beauty, Black Garnet, Dark Knight, Marie\'s Black Red, Madagascar Burgundy]
[ Apocynaceae ]

Excellent deep glossy Velvety Red with a long lasting extra spicy fragrance. One of the longest lasting. Strong all red windmill with pointed tips.Petal wide, elliptical, round tip, slightly overlapping, moderate reddish-brown bands on front and back. Black line through the middle of each petal. Very dark new tip growth. Heavy texture. Depending on the time of day and sky conditions the colors will change to a more bright red from the blood red color normally seen. With fall weather the flowers petals curl and show the black back of the petals for a nice effect. Smells like cinnamon and the flowers fade to almost white with a burgundy center. Largest of the strong red plumerias. Scent slight spicy becoming stronger on storage. Good citrus spicy fragrance with a good keeping quality. Can grow purple leaves. Trees have tight branching. Not an easy cutting to root. Scott Pratt is darker. Hilo has larger cluster. Scott Pratt is a much smaller flower with thicker texture.

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Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter
2 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C
Lighting	Watering during automn-winter
Sunny	Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth
Regularly and abundantly, but avoid that the water traverse the pot	Regularly but with spacing
Pruning	Repotting
No pruning	Repot every year if possible

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