Cherokee Geisha
Cherokee Geisha is a Jungle Jack cultivar, with pink, yellow, and purple flowers, pink center, red center, and orange center, 4 inches or larger bloom size, Jasmine fragrance, good bloomer.
Description
Secondary reference note: Diana Donnellan's Plumeria Names 2022 list lists Cherokee Geisha with Jungle Jack reference; reports AKA: New Violet. Used with gratitude for her extensive work compiling known plumeria names; verify before treating as final.
Description
Cherokee Geisha aka New Violet, Toffee, possibly Orange Purple. JJ. Large clusters, 4" flower with a combination of deep pink, lavender, and soft yellow. Every color in the rainbow, from beige to green to pink. Scent is very strong Jasmine. The blooms are a gorgeous purple pink with some orange, medium thick. Beefy branches. Under the right weather conditions it will be a purple fading to a light purple with orange mixed in, veining in it looks green.
Traits and Characteristics
These traits can narrow possible matches when considered together, but they do not prove identity by themselves.
Traits and Characteristics
Flower
| Primary flower colors | pink, yellow, purple, orange |
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| Flower center color | pink center, red center, orange center, gold center |
| Flower size | 4 inches or larger |
| Flower size bucket | 4+ in |
Fragrance
| Fragrance profile | Jasmine |
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Tree
| Growth habit | Compact to Medium | Compact | Medium | Average |
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Bloom
| Blooming habit | good bloomer |
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Petal Surface / Color Behavior
| Petal texture | heavy texture, veining, fades |
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These traits update from the structured Admin Cultivar record when one exists. Use them as comparison clues, not proof of identity by themselves.
AKA, Parentage & Known Seedlings
| Also known as | New Violet, Toffee |
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| Country of Origin | Thailand |
| Known seedlings from this record | ? No known seedlings listed yet |
AKA and relationship details are research notes, not visual identification proof. Treat reported parentage and seedlings as needing review until source-backed.
Identification Assistance
This page helps collect the correct photos and source notes for comparison. A plumeria cannot be positively identified from a few simple traits or one photo.
Color Behavior & Photo Context
| Photo context | Gallery metadata includes image date(s): 2016-12-05. These may be archive/upload dates unless confirmed as capture dates. |
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| Photo-observed colors | Pink, Lavender, Orange, White, Red |
| Photo-observed center | Gold, Orange, Red |
| Photo-observed pattern | Multi-color / rainbow-like with warm center; possible veining or gradient |
| Photo color confidence | High | Human review: No |
| Future context fields | Region, sun exposure, temperature range, season, and bloom age can be added when known. |
| Sample filenames | New-Violet-8.jpg, New-Violet_0197.jpg, New-Violet_5270.jpg, New-Violet_1043.jpg, New-Violet-9.jpg |
Photo observation only; compare with trusted source data before replacing master color fields.
Review Notes
Seeded from existing Imagely gallery; verify cultivar identity, source history, and trait data before publishing as reference record.
Before this record is treated as final, a trusted reviewer should confirm that the gallery photos belong to this cultivar and verify the master-list traits.
Master list support: 18 master sources.
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