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Mary Moragne
Mary Moragne is a PSA-listed Moragne hybrid, named in 1958 and associated with the historic Moragne breeding work in Kauai. It is prized for large creamy-pink flowers with golden-orange centers, darker pink edging, heavy texture, spicy-sweet fragrance, and large bloom clusters.
Description & History
Mary Moragne is one of the historic Moragne hybrids associated with William Moragne Sr. of Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. It is listed by PSA as registration number 181 and named in 1958, with Daisy Wilcox and Scott Pratt documented as its parentage in the current record. Source descriptions make Mary Moragne desirable for large creamy-pink flowers, a golden-orange center, darker pink shading toward the outer edge, heavy petal texture, and good to excellent keeping quality. It is often described as more compact and manageable than many Moragne cultivars, while still producing impressive bloom clusters and a spicy-sweet fragrance.
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, cream |
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| Flower center color | orange center, gold center |
| Flower size | 4" or Larger |
| Flower size bucket | 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. |
Fragrance
| Fragrance profile | Spicy sweet fragrance |
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Tree
| Growth habit | Compact |
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Bloom
| Blooming habit | Great bloomer |
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Petal Shape / Type
| Petal shape | elliptical, round petal tips |
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Petal Surface / Color Behavior
| Petal overlap | overlapping petals |
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| Petal texture | overlapping petals, heavy texture, striped, veining, moderate fade, fades |
Leaves
| Leaf notes | elliptic leaves, acute tips |
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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
| Origin or source | Hawaii |
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| Pod parent | Daisy Wilcox |
| Pollen parent | Scott Pratt |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Registration number | 181 |
| Year registered | 1996 |
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
| 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. |
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| Current photo context | Gallery metadata includes image date(s): 2016-12-05. These may be archive/upload dates unless confirmed as capture dates. |
| Photo-observed colors | Pink, Orange, Gold, Lavender, Yellow |
| Photo-observed center | Orange, Gold, Yellow |
| 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 | Mary-Moragne-9-8-03.jpg, Mary-Moragne-9-8-03.jpg, 181-mary-moragne-2.jpg, Mary_Moragne_PF_0316.jpg, Mary_Moragne_PF_0316.jpg, Mary_Moragne_PF_0318.jpg, Mary-Moragne_MG_0236.jpg, Mary_Moragne_4x6_MG_9227.jpg |
Photo context helps visitors understand what to expect without treating a single photo as the only possible appearance.
Review Notes
Seeded from the existing Imagely gallery and master-list data. A trusted reviewer should confirm that the gallery photos belong to this cultivar and verify the source wording before this record is treated as final.
Master list support: 47 master sources.
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