Flowering · Medicinal

Ylang Ylang

Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Indochina to Queensland

Fun factThe flowers are most fragrant 15–20 days after opening, once they have changed colour from green to yellow; the Comoro Islands and Madagascar produce an estimated 80% of the world's ylang-ylang oil.

A medium-sized evergreen tree, usually 10–20 m tall, with pale grey bark and long, drooping branchlets that give it an irregular crown. The hanging flowers open green and turn pale yellow as they mature, and are strongly fragrant. The essential oil distilled from the flowers is the ylang-ylang of perfumery.

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Flowering Medicinal Southern Indo-China through Malesia to Queensland, Australia

12on the estate

6carrying a tag

7sponsored

FamilyAnnonaceae

Spanish nameCananga

Also known asYlang-ylang, Ilang-ilang, Perfume tree, Kenanga, Cananga

Native toSouthern Indo-China through Malesia to Queensland, Australia; widely cultivated throughout the tropics

Tag	Garden area	Zone	Planted	Status	Sponsored	Note
162	South Hill East	B	16 June 2016	Healthy	Mike F., USA
163	South Hill East	B	16 June 2016	Healthy	Isabelle D., USA
164	South Hill East	B	16 June 2016	Healthy	Michael G., USA
165	South Hill East	B	16 June 2016	Healthy	Chris R., USA
166	South Hill East	B	16 June 2016	Healthy	Helen V., USA
167	South Hill East	B	16 June 2016	Healthy	Anita V., USA
—	South Hil Side	—	5 July 2019	Planted	Anita V., USA	Steps to Ganesha
—	South Hil Side	—	5 July 2019	Planted	—	Steps to Ganesha
—	South Hil Side	—	5 July 2019	Planted	—	Steps to Ganesha
—	South Hil Side	—	5 July 2019	Planted	—	Steps to Ganesha
—	South Hil Side	—	5 July 2019	Planted	—	Steps to Ganesha
—	South Hil Side	—	5 July 2019	Planted	—	Steps to Ganesha

6 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.