🏵 Champaka, or Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia champaca) blooms in and off year around. This year it's the third time we see our trees with flowers.
🏵 The flowers 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!
🎥 Yellow Champaka in bloom. This tree is 3 years old. 📚 Learn more from previous posts:
Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree
Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka
Artabotrys - Ylang Ylang vine
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis - Parijat
Jasminum sambac Grand Duke
Jasminum officinale - French Perfume Jasmine
Six most desired perfume plants
🕊 Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree. One of the most desired and sought after rare fragrant plants. Elegant flowers are responsible for creation Chanel #5 perfume. Perfect small tree for a container.
🕊 Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka. The most sacred tree of India and tropical Asia. Divine fragrance exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... The flowers 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!
🕊 Artabotrys - Ylang Ylang vine - Woody climber with strong fragrance of flowers resembling lemon candy and melon.
🕊 Nyctanthes arbor-tristis - Parijat. Small tree or shrub from India with highly perfumed flowers, one of the most desired fragrant plants. Mythology says the plant came to earth with God Krishna, shedding flowers like tears before dawn.
🕊 Jasminum sambac - the most popular and the most fragrant Jasmine for both indoor or outdoor culture. Varieties: Arabian Nights, Belle of India, Mangalore Malli, Grand Duke, Grand Duke Supreme, Gundu Malli, Maid of Orleans, Mali Chat, Mysore Mulli, Little Duke Supreme - Baby Duke.
🕊 Jasminum officinale - French Perfume Jasmine - Essential oil of this jasmine is one of the most important components in perfumery.
How to Plant a Perfume Hedge
And What Does a Champaka Tree Look Like?
Practical Growing Guide
Photo above: Magnolia champaka (Joy Perfume tree) in landscape. This tree was
planted 3 years ago from a 7-gal pot. The tree is now 5 years old from seed and has
been covered with flowers for two seasons in a row. Check out short video.
Q: How big does the Champaka tree grow, tall
and wide? And what is the growth habit? I'm thinking of planting a perfume
hedge along my property with several of these beautiful trees (8-10 trees).
How far apart should I plant them and what container size should I start
with? And how soon will they start blooming?
A:Magnolia champaka, or Joy Perfume tree is the most desirable perfume
tree for Southern landscapes - and a Signature Plant of Top Tropicals! You can
see several of these stunning trees around our B-Farm in Sebring, including the one right by the office front door.
The flowers are used to make the world's most expensive perfume, Joy
- and they smell like fruity bubble gum... you won't be able to stop
sticking your nose in this flower! The Joy Perfume Tree blooms on and off
year-round.
The lemon-lime, light green leaves are lush, soft, and tropical-looking,
with a unique and beautiful color.
The Champaka tree has a striking columnar shape and becomes very bushy
and full when established - whether in a pot with a proper fertilizer program or in the ground. In Florida, mature trees
can reach 20-25 ft tall, although in true tropical environments they may grow
much taller. Check out
short video of a mature tree. It doesn't get very wide, and if you are
planning to plant several trees as a perfume hedge, you can space them as close
as 10 ft apart. This tree - light green, fragrant, evergreen, fast-growing,
bushy, and dense - makes the perfect perfume hedge!
Champaka trees begin flowering within 2-3 years from seed. Singing birds
love this tree and often build nests in its bushy crown during spring. The
tree is relatively cold-hardy and can withstand light freeze for short periods
once established. Just make sure to provide regular watering.
We have beautiful Champaka trees in all sizes:
3 gal pot:
3-4 ft tall - ready to bloom within a year, can be shipped 7 gal pot: 5-6
ft tall - ready to bloom, can be shipped 15 gal pot: 7-8
ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery* 25 gal pot: 10
ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery* * Free delivery for qualified orders - contact us for estimate
Plant Your Perfume Hedge Today!
Imagine walking along a path lined with Champaka trees - Joy
-fragrant blossoms drifting through the air, lush green leaves swaying gently, and
birds singing above. With just a few trees, you can create your own heavenly
hedge of joy and fragrance. Let your garden bloom with elegance, beauty, and
the world's most luxurious scent!
Did you know that - Magnolias are one of the oldest flowering plants, dating back about 95 million years! They actually predate bees, as their flowers are designed to be pollinated by beetles. In fact, magnolias and dinosaurs coexisted during the Cretaceous period, making them one of the oldest living species of flowering plants!
