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Apocynaceae
Carnation of India
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Sacred devotion.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Tabernaemontana
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 4-8 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Also known as crepe jasmine, the waxy pinwheel-shaped flowers are commonly offered at Hindu and Buddhist temples.
- The milky latex sap has been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for treating eye ailments.
- Despite being called 'carnation of India,' it is not related to true carnations (Dianthus).
- The plant can bloom year-round in tropical climates, producing fragrant flowers almost continuously.
- The double-flowered cultivar 'Flore Pleno' has rosette-shaped blooms that look like tiny gardenias.
Color meanings
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devotion
1
purity
2
divine offering