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Pittosporaceae
Australian Frangipani
Hymenosporum flavum
Grace and natural elegance.
- Family
- Pittosporaceae
- Genus
- Hymenosporum
- Native to
- Australia, Papua New Guinea
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- tree
- Height
- 25-40 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite its common name, it is not related to true frangipani (Plumeria) at all.
- Its flowers change color as they age, starting cream-white and deepening to golden yellow.
- It is the only species in the genus Hymenosporum, making it botanically unique.
- The flowers emit a sweet fragrance similar to true frangipani, which is how it earned its common name.
- In its native Queensland rainforests, it naturally grows as an understory tree beneath taller species.
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