Why Champaka tree is such a popular perfume tree. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
Joy Perfume tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca
🏆 Why Champaka tree is such a popular perfume tree
🏵 The flowers from Champaka, or Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia (Michelia) champaca) - are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' and smell like fruity bubble gum... you can't stop sticking your nose in this flower!
🏵 Sacred tree of India and SE Asia. The flowers exude a divine fragrance that is exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... and women.
🏵 The tree is very compact for both landscapes and containers. It has bushy, yet columnar shape. Can be grown in container with minimal pruning.
🏵 Blooms on and off several times a year. Relatively cold hardy, but requires regular watering.