Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree)
Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white star-shaped flowers alongside numerous developing green buds on thick foliage.
Botanical name: Tabernaemontana elegans
Common name: Toad Tree
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Africa
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Large bush or 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: Moderate
Flower color: White and off-white
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Foliage: Deciduous
Fragrance: Fragrant; perfume plant
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirdsThis small deciduous tree. It has attractive dark green glossy leaves and rough, deeply fissured, corky bark. The flowers are also white and sweetly scented, attracting various insects.
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Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white star-shaped flower alongside green pointed leaves on the stems.
Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white flower with five narrow petals and green buds nearby
Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white flower with twisted pinwheel petals amid soft green leaves.
Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white flower with pinwheel petals and water droplets on the surface.
Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white flower with clear water droplets clinging to petals and stem.
Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree) white pinwheel flower clusters emerge between deep green waxy foliage.
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