Flowering · Medicinal
Pink Frangipani
Plumeria rubra L.
Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela
Fun factThe flowers are strongly scented and attract sphinx moths, yet produce no nectar; the moths are lured to pollinate them without reward. The genus is named after the French botanist Charles Plumier.
A small deciduous tree with thick, blunt, sausage-like grey-green branches arranged in a vase or umbrella shape, and large coarse leaves clustered at the branch tips. From early summer into autumn it bears intensely fragrant, spiral-shaped flowers in pink, red, white or yellow. Milky sap runs from any cut surface, and the tree drops its leaves in the dry season.
Sourced · see Record tab
6on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyApocynaceae
Spanish nameFlor blanca
Also known asFrangipani, Red frangipani, Nosegay, Pagoda tree, Red Frangipani
Native toMexico through Central America, including Costa Rica, to Colombia and Venezuela, in seasonally dry tropical forest
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sourh Hill Side near melina | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | |
| — | Sourh Hill Side near melina | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | |
| — | North Entrance Hill Side | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | |
| — | North Entrance Hill Side | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | |
| — | North Entrance Hill Side | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | |
| — | North Entrance Hill Side | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — |
6 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.