General Landscape Uses: Specimen plant, accent, screen, container
Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended outside its native range.
Description: A profuse bloomer with a unique upright, multi-branching habit. Unlike other Plumerias, its leaves are shaped like a fiddle or spoon (spatulate) rather than being simple ovals.
Dimensions: Height 10 – 15 ft.; Spread 4 – 6 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela
Native Habitats: Dry tropical forests and rocky coastal areas
Soils: Well-drained, sand, rock
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate to high
Drought Tolerance: High
Light Requirements: Full sun
Flower Color: Bright, pure White with a small yellow “eye” in the center
Flower Characteristics: Large clusters of waxy, 3-inch blooms. Unlike most Plumerias, these flowers have little to no fragrance.
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Dual-pointed seed pods (follicles), though rarely seen in cultivated plants
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts butterflies and various long-tongued moths that can reach the nectar
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, seed
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