Tabernaemontana divaricata Flore Pleno, Hollarhena densiflora, Tabernaemontana coronaria

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Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas. This Flore Pleno variety has beautiful, 1.5" large double flowers which are extremely fragrant, especially at night. It's very easy to grow, somewhat drought- and heat - tolerant, good for potting culture.

Tabernaemontana divaricata, Ervatamia divaricata, Ervatamia coronaria

This impressive plant is a landscaping favorite. Small bushy shrub that puts on a show throughout the year with its whirled single petaled white flowers. Looks beautiful under a group of trees or tall shrubs. Covered with flowers from spring to fall.

Tabernaemontana elegans

This 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.

Tabernaemontana macrocarpa

Tabernaemontana orientalis, Ervatamia orientalis, Ervatamia pubescens, Ervatamia floribunda

Small to medium size shrub with lanceolate simple leaves, edges slightly undulate, to 3" long, plant foliage and stems exude white latex when damaged. Specimens growing in too bright light tend to have yellowy foliage, while as an understory plant in the forest it has darker green leaves. Jasmine-like white pin-wheeled fragrant flowers, 5 petals with long tips fusing to form tube, regularly symmetrical. Fruit is pairs of orange-yellow fused banana shaped capsules, similar to other species.

Tabernaemontana orientalis is deciduous when temperature drops below 65F.

Tabernaemontana pachysiphon, Tabernaemontana holstii

Medium size evergreen tree, has a wide and dense canopy with very large (18" x 7") dark green shiny leaves. Clusters of large white flowers, very fragrant. Blooms spring to fall. Cold hardy to upper 20F. This species has a synonym T. holstii, which previously was misused for Tabernaemontana africana.

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Very cute low growing shrub native of the South Pacific, with Jasmine-like white pin-wheeled fragrant flowers, 5 petals with long tips fusing to form tube, regularly symmetrical.

The flowers are then followed by a pair of seeds that look like two bananas hanging in opposite directions, hence its common name. They start out red and then turn yellow when they ripen.

Variety Netty is a dwarf perennial shrub that grows only 3-4 ft tall. Its lush green foliage is a great backdrop for the abundant and continuous small white flowers that are pinwheel shaped.

Banana Bush works well as a mass planting, specimen shrub, or containerized accent piece. It is also drought tolerant once established and is a moderate grower. Ectra benefit is lack of pest problems associated with it. This plant is truly a winner.

In some sources Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is indicated as synonim of Tabernaemontana orientalis, however in our opinion they are different, with T. orientalis having pointed petals and T. pandacaqui rounded ones.

Tabernaemontana sananho, Bonafousia sanango

Called Kunapip in Ecuador. Rare tropical species with large leaves, fragrant flowers and edible fruit. Different parts of plant are used in S. American folk medicine. It grows as a tall evergreen dense shrub, the leaves are the largest of all tabernaemontanas and can reach 12" in length and 5" in width. White flowers are 2-3" wide with pinwheeled petals and intense fragrance. This plant can be also trimmed into a small srub and grown in a pot. Very tropical looking

Tabernaemontana sp.

Species and varieties:

Tabernaemontana alba

Tabernaemontana africana

Tabernaemontana bovina

Tabernaemontana corymbosa

Tabernaemontana crassa

Tabernaemontana dichotoma

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Tabernaemontana divaricata Flore Pleno

Tabernaemontana elegans

Tabernaemontana macrocarpa

Tabernaemontana orientalis

Tabernaemontana pachysiphon

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Tabernaemontana sananho

Tabernaemontana sp. variegata

Tabernaemontana sp. variegata

Small compact bushy shrub, looks similar to Tabernaemontana divaricata (same growth habit), but foliage is variegated, and flowers are fragrant. There are several varieties of the variegated tabernaemontana, including Silver Rain, Gold - they differ by shade of variegated leaves, from silvery to golden. Nice specimen plant, very hard to find.