Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree)
Fagraea berteriana cream yellow flower buds reaching upward on green stems
Botanical name: Fagraea berteriana
Common names: Perfume Flower Tree, Pua Keni Keni
Family: Gentianaceae (Formerly:Loganiaceae)
Origin: South Pacific
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Small tree
Mature height: 10-20 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular
Flower color: White and off-white; yellow, orange
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Irritating or toxic: Toxic plant/plant part
Fragrance: Fragrant; perfume plant
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirdsSpecimen tree or shrub. Can be a large shrub or pruned to a small tree. Amazingly fragrant. All parts are poisonous. Grows into a small spreading tree or a large shrub; the branches quad-angular, with blunt tipped leaves and amazingly fragrant 3" tubular shaped flowers of creamy white which turn golden orange as the day longs. Flowers are popular for making Lei's. Pua Keni Keni in Hawaiian translation means "ten cent flower" which is what the flower once sold for. Sub-tropical to tropical growing conditions. Hardy to the high 40's. Toxic to animals.
According to other sources, belongs to Family Gentianaceae.
Similar plants: Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree)
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) branches with numerous yellow and white flower clusters
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with many small star-shaped yellow and white flower
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) yellow flower clusters opening alongside thick dark green glossy leaves.
Fagraea berteriana showing yellow tubular flower petals among thick green oval leaves.
Fagraea berteriana cream flower amidst thick green foliage and tight floral buds
Fagraea berteriana flower with yellow and white petals above thick green leaves.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with many yellow and white flowers covering the dense green foliage.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with a creamy white flower and green unopened buds.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) creamy yellow flower with green buds on dark foliage.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with many small orange fruit clusters among dense green foliage.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with clusters of orange spherical fruit hanging among deep green leaves.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) showing many small orange round fruit clusters on branches
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with round orange fruit hanging among thick dark green foliage
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) white flower sits among smooth dark green leaves and buds
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) yellow flower opening among thick leaves on the woody stem.
Fagraea berteriana (Perfume Flower Tree) with yellow flower and green spherical fruit on tree branch
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