Botanical Name: Common Names:
Plumeria rubra Lemon Drop Frangipani,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs, Trees Spreading, Upright
Description:
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. Lemon Drop flowers have round white petals and an orange and yellow centre blending to pink outer edges and are clustered at the branch tips, emerging before the leaves in Spring. The stunning, 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.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Low Water Garden, Roundabouts / Splitters, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Collar Rot, Mites, Scale, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Apocynaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, White, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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