Plumeria rubra 'Pink' (Frangipani)

Botanical name: Plumeria rubra

Common names: Frangipani, Temple tree, Calachuchi

Cultivar: Pink

Family: Apocynaceae

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Hardiness: 30°F

Plumeria commemorates Charles Plumier, a seventeenth-century French botanist who described several tropical species. The genus contains 8 species of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees, originally from Central America, known for their strongly fragrant flowers. The tree can reach a height of 9m, though they are generally much smaller. Their fleshy branches contain a poisonous, milk sap. In the tropics, the terminally held flowers (generally white) appear before the leaves and continue to flower for most of the year. In subtropical climates the flowers appear in spring, after the leaves, and continue growing until the next winter. The fruit consist of 2 leathery follicles, althought the trees rarely fruit in cultivation. Most plumerias in gardens are hybrids. Plumerias are very salt tolerant.

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Cultivars: Plumeria rubra 'Pink' (Frangipani)

• Plumeria sp. ''Rung Sirichod'' ('Rung Sirichod' Plumeria)
• Plumeria sp. ''Som Pa Ruay'' ('Som Pa Ruay' Plumeria)
• Plumeria sp. ''Thong Taweechok'' ('Thong Taweechok' Plumeria)

Similar plants: Plumeria rubra 'Pink' (Frangipani)

• Plumeria alba (Dwarf Plumeria)
• Plumeria cubanensis (Plumeria )
• Plumeria montana (Whita Plumeria)
• Plumeria obtusa (Singapore Plumeria)
• Plumeria pudica (Bridal Bouquet)
• Plumeria rubra 'Yellow' (Frangipani)
• Plumeria sp. (Plumeria)
• Plumeria stenophylla (Frangipani)
• Plumeria tuberculata (Plumeria)