Dean Conklin

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Dean Conklin record summary: flower color: Orange, Salmon; center: Red; fragrance: Spicy Scent; growth habit: Medium.

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Description

Dean Conklin is a plumeria cultivar connected with PSA. Reported flower colors include orange, salmon; with a red; fragrance is reported as spicy scent; growth habit is reported as medium. Details should be treated as source-backed clues until verifier review is complete.

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AKA / Name Notes

Also known as	None Special Notes: Hardy Plant \| Slow To Root Suggest correction
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None Special Notes: Hardy Plant | Slow To Root

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Traits and Characteristics

Flower13 items

Primary flower colors	Orange, Salmon Suggest correction
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Flower center color	Red Suggest correction
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Fragrance6 items

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Fragrance profile	Spicy Scent Suggest correction
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Fragrance family	Spicy Scent Suggest correction
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Tree9 items

Growth class	Medium Suggest correction
Growth habit	Medium Suggest correction
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Bloom8 items

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Propagation6 items

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Inflorescence8 items

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Leaves18 items

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Origin & History

Originator	Moragne Suggest correction
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Origin or source	PSA Suggest correction
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Country of origin	Thailand Suggest correction
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History notes	#138, spicy scent, medium grower \| Dean Conklin A 4 flower that's a breathtaking, Salmon-orange with wide petals and pointed tips with a spicy scent. A long flowering season with heavy flower production. Released at the 1977 dedication of the Dean Conklin Plumeria Grove in Koko Crater Botanic Garden. Original tree owned by late Mr. Vartanian, was ripped out by new owner. Slow to root. ^Color: Salmon Orange ^4 1/2" ^Blooming: Long and Consistent Bloomer ^Growth: Medium ^Scent: Faint spicy carnation scent ^AKAs: ^Notes: Hardy plant and consistent bloomer. Slow to root. ^Reg 138 ; spicy scent , Medium Growth Habit; 138, spicy scent, Medium Growth Habit; Dean Conklin not Thai Dean Conklin. 138 original tree owned by late Mr. Vartanian, was ripped out by new owner. Salmon-orange with wide petals and pointed tips. Very large, breathtaking salmon flowers with spicy scent. A long flowering seaso Suggest correction

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