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Welcome to
WholesaleFrangipanis.com
Plumerias of Noosa is a wholesale frangipani farm
located on Queensland's Sunshine coast.
Frangipani Features
As well as
the magnificent scent, the frangipani flower comes in a
variety of stunning colour combinations. Most frangipani
flowers and all of the common varieties have strong and
beautiful frangrances. Even though frangipanis are
tropical, they can grow well in
sub-tropical and cooler coastal areas by going into dormancy for the
coldest 4 or 5 month of the year.
Drought Resistance
Another attractive feature of the frangipani is its
hardiness and drought resistance. Many parts of
Australia experience long periods without rain including
some inland areas which get full blown droughts. Every
few years or so, the dams become low and sometimes even
the large Australians cities like Brisbane and Sydney
have water restrictions. In such times, having drought
resistant plants takes away the stress of having to
water and is also environmentally and socially
responsible. Established frangipani trees not only
survive but can continue to grow well and usually
produce more flowers.
Root Invasion and Height
It amazes me how many people plant a small tree without
realizing how tall it will become. If huge trees
overhanging houses and trees growing up into power lines
make you nervous, frangipanis are for you. Frangipani
trees don't grow much taller
than 5 metres and can be easily trimmed and they do have
roots which gently go around solid materials.
Frangipani Beauty
If you're building a new house and planning your garden,
you have a great opportunity to plant a frangipani.
Imagine being able to hand pick your own frangipani
flowers to put in an inside vase. Not only will the
beautiful natural aroma cleanse the air but the colours
will also brighten the room.
Frangipanis for the Spirit
In the world of
flowers, the frangipani is the flower of love. This is
also a common belief in Feng Shui. If you don't know
much about frangipanis, try sitting underneath a
flowering frangipani tree and breathe in the aroma. See
for yourself if your anxieties are soothed and your
heart feels love.
Frangipani Popularity
Hundreds of years ago, frangipanis were taken from
Central America to new countries by missionaries and
early travellers. They were often planted around
churches and temples which gave them a certain religious
significance. Since frangipanis are tropical plants,
they grew well and spread in abundance in tropical and
subtropical regions.
Because of their suitability, they are often included in
tropical holiday resorts, private residences and other
types of garden landscaping in tropical regions and are
now so common in some tropical areas, they are taken for
granted.
In the 70's, when there were political and social
movements promoting world peace, social harmony and
inner contentment, flowers were a symbol of peace and
harmony so naturally a beautiful and popular flower such
as the frangipani
Frangipanis Love Full Sun
It is easy to notice that large frangipani trees in full
sun do very well. In areas where winters are cool,
frangipani plants should be planted in as much sun as
possible and near heat absorbing materials such as brick
walls and concrete paths.
While frangipanis are still small, they can be shaded
from the strong summer sun to get more luscious foliage.
Depending on the species of frangipani, moving potted
frangipanis from full shade to full sun will probably
result in the leaves getting sun burnt. If the summer
days reach the high 30s, it's possible for frangipani
leaves, even on large trees, to become burnt. Burnt
leaves will not kill the frangipani plant so a sunny
position to survive the winter is more important.
Dormancy
The deciduous frangipani species
drop most or all their leaves before dormancy leaving the
skeleton of the tree for a few months in the winter. Although a dormant frangipani
looks rather lifeless and bare, they can be appreciated
for what they are for example, viewing them as an
artistic sculpture. Having surrounding plants such as
palms and small evergreens can put back life to the
frangipani area all year round. Another benefit of a deciduous frangipani over other types
of trees is that it can let sun through to warm houses
and keep the underneath alive and green.
Frangipani Colour Varieties
Frangipani
flowers come in a range of colours. Some are two toned
such as yellow and white (known as "white") or pink and
white (known as "pink"). Some have a pure or almost
uniform colour such as reds and yellows. While some
"pinks" actually have some orange or yellow in the
middle, those with less pink and more orange/yellow are
known as either "tricolour", "rainbow", "apricot" or
"fruit salad".
When
analyzed closely, there are hundreds of variations
within the above common groups of frangipanis.
Variations which consistently show a unique feature in
their flower such as flower shape, colour tone and
colour positioning, are often given a new name by the
discoverer, or rather the first person to document their
discovery.
Evergreen
Frangipanis (Obtusas)
Plumeria
obtusa varieties are the most popular evergreen
frangipanis. In the tropics, frangipani obtusas can keep
their leaves throughout the winter but in other areas
like South East Queensland, they usually lose their
leaves like other traditional frangipani species.
There are two types of plumeria obtusa. The Singapore
White and the Singapore Pink. Our Singapore Pink is a
dwarf frangipani and is also known as Darwin Petite
Pink. Both the pink obtusa and white obtusa lose their
leaves a couple of months later than the traditional
frangipanis.
Evergreen obtusas are more sensitive to the cold and
more delicate in general. I suspect that traditional
frangipanis lose their leaves to go into dormancy to
protect themselves from the winter. On the other hand,
since obtusas are from the tropics, the trigger to go
into dormancy is not as affective.
I have noticed that some people in Brisbane have got the
positioning and conditions perfect enough so that their
Singapore Whites keep their leaves all year round, but
these cases are the minority.
Other
Evergreen Frangipanis
Other evergreen frangipanis include plumeria pudica and
plumeria stenophylla. Like the obtusas, they keep their
leaves longer than common frangipanis but their leaves
don't stay as vibrant green throughout the winter. Some
plants may even have leaves which turn yellow and fall
off depending on the
climate and amount of sunlight.
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