Lemon Drop
Lemon Drop, also reported as Thornton Lemon Drop, is a PSA-listed yellow cultivar known for lemon fragrance. It is described with bright yellow, heavy-textured flowers, possible white edging as blooms age, compact growth, good keeping quality, and strong blooming.
Description & History
Lemon Drop, also reported as Thornton Lemon Drop, is listed by PSA and is documented as a yellow cultivar with lemon fragrance. Source descriptions report 3.5 inch or larger flowers, bright yellow petals, and white edging that may appear as blooms age. It is also described as having heavy texture, compact growth, good keeping quality, and strong blooming performance. Those traits make Lemon Drop desirable as a cheerful yellow cultivar with fragrance and good garden behavior. Because yellow intensity and edge color can shift with bloom age and weather, verified photo context will help refine the public record.
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 | Yellow |
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| Flower center color | pink center, yellow center, orange center, gold center |
| Flower size | 3 1/2" |
| Flower size bucket | 3.5-4 in |
| Color behavior / fading | Flower color can change with sun exposure, heat, cool weather, bloom age, petal texture, rainfall, and region. For this record, source notes mention fading, aging, edge changes, or color shift; texture or keeping-quality notes may help explain how long color holds. |
Fragrance
| Fragrance profile | Strong Lemon |
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| Fragrance strength | strong |
Tree
| Growth habit | Compact |
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Bloom
| Blooming habit | Good bloomer |
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Petal Shape / Type
| Petal shape | elliptical, pointed petals |
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Petal Surface / Color Behavior
| Petal texture | heavy texture |
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Leaves
| Leaf notes | bright green leaves, pubescent new growth |
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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 | Thornton's Lemon Drop, Thornton Lemon Drop, Lemon Drop Thornton |
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| Origin or source | United States |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Registration number | 224 |
| Year registered | 2000 |
AKA and relationship details are research notes, not visual identification proof. Treat reported parentage and seedlings as needing review until source-backed.
Identification Assistance
These traits can narrow possible matches when considered together, but they do not prove identity by themselves.
Color Behavior & Photo Context
| Color behavior | Flower color can change with sun exposure, heat, cool weather, bloom age, petal texture, rainfall, and region. For this record, source notes mention fading, aging, edge changes, or color shift; texture or keeping-quality notes may help explain how long color holds. |
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| Current photo context | Gallery metadata includes image date(s): 2016-12-05. These may be upload/archive dates unless confirmed as capture dates. |
| Future context fields | Region, sun exposure, temperature range, season, and bloom age can be added when known. |
Photo context helps visitors understand what to expect without treating a single photo as the only possible appearance.
Review Notes
Leaf and new-growth notes should be searchable, but not weighted as proof by themselves.
Representative photos and trait wording should be reviewed before this record is treated as final.
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