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Botanical Name:

Plumeria rubra

Plumeria rubra
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Common Name:

Frangipani; Pagoda Tree

Family Name:

APOCYNACEAE

Genus:

Plumeria

species

rubra

Name Derivation

G: after Charles Plumier - French botanist

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Dimensions:

H. to 7m

Flower:

Infl. an open spreading, cluster on a stout peduncle; fls. rose-pink with a yellow throat but variable in colour

Climate:

Mature specimens may tolerate occasional temperature drops to just below freezing. The soft thick branches will bleed profusely if broken

Fruit:

A follicle

Propagation:

Seed, Cuttings

Horticulture Use:

An indoor plant in temperate zones. Lawn specimen in tropical and sub-tropical zones

Culture & Maintenance:

Pot specimens for glasshouse or conservatory in temperate zones

Foliage:

Lvs. to 40cm, obovate, broadly elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, bright green with a paler midrib

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