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Welcome
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*To read more about frangipanis or see pictures of
frangipani flowers, see below.
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or to make sure your retail nursery has been
included in our directory, please visit
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If you cannot find a nursery with the
frangipani you are after, check out our
small
frangipani mail order service.
Notice (February 2009)
We had great weather up to Christmas for frangipanis.
The dry weather encouraged flowering and the long dry
spell meant flowers were not knocked to the ground. At
the beginning of December, we had a sea of frangipani
flowers but around mid December the weather changed and
the heavy rains and strong winds knocked about 90% of
flowers off to the ground. At the moment, the evergreen
varieties, such as the Singapore white, have the most
flowers especially the larger stock.
Thank you
Whether you are one of loyal customers, a new customer
or a customer buying one frangipani plant in a nursery,
thank you for sharing our love for frangipanis and may
the frangipani flower colours and frangipani flower
scent bring you peace and happiness. Have a great
frangipani season!
Frangipani Fever
Although frangipani fever probably reached its peak in
the 70's thanks to the pursuit of world peace, political
harmony and the popularity of the flower in general,
frangipanis have attained a constant popularity.
Since frangipani trees are often found near coastlines
and tropical holiday resorts, many people associated
frangipani flowers with relaxing on the beach or
enjoying a holiday in a tropical location. It's only
natural that some or many people want to see the image
of a frangipani flower in their daily life. Having a
frangipani tree in the yard or a frangipani flower
sticker on the rear window of the family car not only allows
you to regularly see the image of a frangipani flower
and experience its soothing qualities but also to share
this with those around you.
It's possible to purchase almost anything with a
frangipani flower image on it. Dresses, bikinis, fashion
accessories, toys, bed linen, pillow cases, notebooks,
place mats, plates, candles, gift cards, pencil cases,
framed pictures, wall posters, calendars, car stickers,
car number plates and the list goes on.
Drought Resistance
Like most plants, after putting frangipani plants into
the ground, they will need regular
water to settle into their new environment. After
becoming established frangipani plants will live a long life and
endure the hottest and driest of Australian summers.
Frangipani Height
Frangipanis can be grown from seed and can reach heights of
up to eight metres in tropical regions. Some species are
considered "dwarf frangipanis" because their maximum
height reaches only around 3 metres and even less in
cooler climates.
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.
Frangipani Flowers
The frangipani flower has distinct colours and an easily
recognizable shape. Thanks to the popularity of the
frangipani flower, they can be seen in almost every
aspect of our society.
Frangipani Colours
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
can turn yellow and some leaves are likely to drop off in the cold
of the winter.
Read More
About Frangipanis
Click on our frangipani blog link (above left) to read
more about frangipani plants.
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