Genus: Plumeria

Thank for all the comments!

lovely flower.

Beautiful....

Beautiful.

that plumeria is beautiful Andy gorgeous colour

Wonderful structure to this one and stunning colour. :o)

This is beautiful!

Great blooms. I always love Plumeria's.

This plant is in my back yard. Plumeria obtusa 'Singapore' has a long bloom period. I've had it bloom every month of the year...depending on how hot the weather is...this plant 3 years ago was in full bloom in January. My Plumeria rubra varieties bloom until around Christmas or sometimes into very early January...very sporadic though, because this is their dormant period.

Plumeria obtusa 'Singapore' in the true tropics grows and blooms all year... here they go semi-dormant. They are also evergreen trees/shrubs. My plant loses all its leaves every 3 years for a short period of time. I've read this can also happen in tropical areas.

It must be amazing Andy, to be able to see these plummies growing so readily for all to admire. I am so envious Is it one of yours or one close by?

Milky, thank you!

So beautiful

This is beautiful Andy

Beautiful

Delightful. I like white flowers. :o)

beautiful flowers

Yes, it is pruned or it has frozen back. They are very tender trees even though they are deciduous.

That sounds right. They said it was a plumeria. :) It is a very neat plant. I assume they prune it to get it to look bushy on top.

Thanks, Delonix1.
Saves everyone wondering !
Very attractive plant.

This plant is Plumeria pudica - Bridal Bouquet.

From trees I've observed here...these trees are very floriferous and fast growing.

There's literally thousands of varieties of Plumeria. It is difficult to identify a specific variety because they are know by different named varieties in different parts of the world.

I will name it rubra, thank you so much. I do have an obtusa somewhere in the muddle of my pics. They grow in abundancy in Darwin region. You know your Plumeria's, they come from Hawaii, like you do!

You are right Delonix, however, it did give a faint sweet whiff when passing by the tree. Mind you, it was not a big tree yet, as I planted it myself, but it had grown to 2.50m in 2 years. I just loved the unusual shape of the leaves.

This tree is beautiful...however, it generally lack the fragrance of the common Plumeria rubra.

I have so many, many plants (way too many) that I don't have the room. lol.

And why not, may I ask, have you put it in the ground?

Yes, love them.

This one is really pretty.

This plant is not Plumeria obtusa. It is Plumeria rubra a pink/yellow variety. Plumeria obtusa has white flowers with a small yelllow center and the leaves are paddle-shaped and very glossy also. I grow many varieties of Plumeria here in San Diego, CA. I will post a picture of a true Plumeria obtusa soon.

OMG this is A Beautiful Flower :O so many colours :D

I can only hope mine will be half this beautiful when or 'if ' it ever blooms...lol.

My pleasure, I love figuring out which plants are which.

Plumeria pudica is the botanical name. You are right, thank you for the link. I googled for the pudica and found it is indeed the one I had. Plumeria is the name for frangi pani. I was right in remembering it was the Indian frangi pani. It comes from India, is a plumeria but has different leaves. Thanks Sarah, I will add it onto my info.

Check out this link, I think the pudica plumeria looks a lot like what you have especially with the leaf shape. http://www.mauiplumeriagardens.com/popup_image.php?pID=422

Unfortunately Sarah, this is not the plumeria. I had several of those, but the trunk, branches and leaves are totallty different. Indian frangi pani is just what the lady at the nursery where I bought the tree said to me. So it's back to the drawing board. I will find out what it's real name is.

Its other name is plumeria, Marguerite. It is also the lei flower.

Thanks Marguerite, it was lovely in Madeira, only there for a week wish it was longer. Hardly any Portugese apart from Obrigado and Bon Deya...

Got chatting to some lovely local people there... asked if it got cold at Christmas....

She said 'we find it cold and dress to reflect that', but the European area tourists still find it warm and walk about in shorts and tee shirts....

She also said there is SNOW on top of the island and locals take their children up ther for sledging and snow fun.....

They also dress up the main streets with lots of christmas lights and have parties... She said the lights are really stunning!

Would love to live there for a year or two... to experience life in the atalntic through the seasons... the plants, trees and flowers looked very happy....

Nice place for a break...

Tricky

Stunning, I love them so much. This tree has a huge amount of blossom. It must have been lovely on Madeira. Do you speak Portugese too?

Hi Tastetg. I know for a fact that these plumeria's also grow in Perth, Western Australia, which has a lattitude of 31" and has very hot and dry summers. There is no frost in the winter but it can get pretty cold to 1 or 2, although not regularly. Plumeria's in cooler regions go completely dormant during winter, so I can't see why you can't grow one. If they are for sale in your localitly it means you can grow them there too. They thrive well in pots for many years, so why not have one in a pot on your veranda or so, closer to the house, until it is bigger, then transplant it into your garden during winter when it is dormant or semi dormant ( in not such cool climates ). Give it a go, otherwise you'll never know! Good luck.

I see these for sale in the local shops and I don't dare buy one. They are so beautiful and I know they smell great, but where I live is much to dry for this plant to survive.

Gorgeous!

I daubt it Celandine, it is after all a tropical tree.

Good luck Flcrazy.

What a wonderful bloom...! I have one of these, it's three years old now and it hasn't bloomed for me yet. I can only hope that it is this beautiful when and 'IF' it ever does.

Marvellous flower! I suppose it won't grow here?

Beautiful photo

Oh, that's beautiful!

beautiful

Gosh, it's been so long since it flowered last that I can't remember if it smelled!

Fingers crossed :) Do the flowers smell good? There's a plumeria lotion that smells so good from Bath and Body Works.

It had only flowered once.. I'm not sure why it didn't last year. It didn't this year because I cut the branches down so heavily. Next year though! (It's a pink, too)

Looking very nice. Does it flower for you?

Frangipani is my all time favourite plant and I have loved it for about 30 years now. I grow lots of exotics and my second favourite is the Joshua tree of which I have two.

I think that perfumerers (?) use Frangipani as one of the 'notes' in perfumes! I shall be reading descriptions of perfumes from now on to see if there's any in them! By the way, most members call me 'Spritz' for short, and I do prefer that because Henry is our Labrador!!! :-D P.S. I gather that QLD is Queensland, is that right?

H Henry. Thanks for your comments. Frangipani's are my absolute favourite. Both the frangipani and the hibiscus grow very merrily in the backyard of a house we rented in Caloundra, QLD. And yes the frangrance from the frangipani is divine!

I've only ever read about Frangipani, never actually seen it. I believe it has a wonderful fragrance. Does this grow outside in your garden?