California Sally

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California Sally record summary: flower color: White, Yellow, Pink, Red, Rainbow; center: Red; fragrance: Spicy Scent; growth habit: Upright | Tall | Fast.

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Description

California Sally is a plumeria cultivar connected with Thailand | Guillott | United States | Tarvin. Reported flower colors include white, yellow, pink, red, rainbow; with a red; fragrance is reported as spicy scent; growth habit is reported as upright | tall | fast. Details should be treated as source-backed clues until verifier review is complete.

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Also known as	Belle Vista \| Jameson’s \| Bud’s Sally. \| California Bud's Sally \| Bella Vista \| Jameson's Notes: Long-Lasting Inflorescence \| Easy And Fast Rooter \| Known Since The Late 1960S View All Close \| S \| Cal Sally Nice Looking \| California Bud Sally \| Belle Vista \| Belle Vista Thai White Stripe Down Middle Of Petal. \| Bud's Sally \| California Bud's Sally \| Jameson's Suggest correction
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Traits and Characteristics

Flower13 items

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Fragrance6 items

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Growth class	Upright \| Tall \| Fast Suggest correction
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Bloom8 items

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Origin or source	Thailand \| Guillott \| United States \| Tarvin Suggest correction
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History notes	#207, 5 ½” pink flower, golden yellow center, spicy scent with onion undertones \| CALIFORNIA SALLY 207 aka Belle Vista, Jameson's and Bud's Sally. 5-5 1/2" pink rainbow with spicy fragrance with onion undertones. Long lasting inflorescence. Golden yellow centers. The pink fades to white giving a lighter effect. Recommended and prolific. Light creamy pink, large golden yellow center, moderate pink band on front outer edge, dark pink band on back outer edge, tendency to fade very high, long oval petals up turned inner edge, rounded tips, slight overlapping, , keeping quality very good. Blooms grow in huge clusters that produce a perfume that overrides cultivars that you thought, up to now, were overwhelming. California Sally was registered in 1999. Bud obtained this cutting in 1970. This variety could have been around since 1968. During that time, it was commonly called Bud's Sally in California and then when it spread to other states, it was called Bud's California Sally. It was registered later as California Sally. During that early period it was also sold as Bellevista and some. Suggest correction

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