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Col’s Cooktown Sunset Plumeria
Col’s Cooktown Sunset aka Carnavon Sunset, Berries & Cream, Weipa Sunset, Darwin Sunset, Darwin Rainbow, Tanjelo, Hawaiian Sunset, not Cookstown (sic). Lovely 3″ bright yellow flower with pinkish-red band, Orange and Pink with fruity and spicy fragrance, petals slightly overlapped. Large, full flower heads which are highly visible even from a distance. Average to upright tall growth habit. Hard to root, but easy to graft. Floppy grower, needs to be staked, performs better with low water.
- Color: Orange, Yellow and Pink
- Flower Size: 3″
- Blooming: Nice size inflorescences
- Growth: Tall and lanky
- Scent: Fruity and spicy
- AKAs: Carnavon Sunset, Berries & Cream, Weipa Sunset, Darwin Sunset, Darwin Rainbow, Tanjelo, Hawaiian Sunset
- Notes: Can be pale pink and lemon early season turning red and banana yellow in heat
- Reg # 368