Plumeria rubra Darwin Blood

Known for it's beautiful and attractive flowers, this deciduous tree or large spreading shrub has a single trunk and multiple, thick, knobbly branches. Large matte, dark green leathery leaves have a prominent midrib. Darwin Blood has red flowers with curled petal edges on the inner margins and are clustered at the branch tips, emerging before the leaves in Spring. The stunning, highly fragrant flowers appear Nov - May and can be followed by long brown seed pots. Widely grown in the tropical and sub-tropical climates of Australia, but can also be grown in warm coastal areas.