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Annonaceae
Ylang-Ylang
Cananga odorata
Sensuality, romance, calm, joy.
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Cananga
- Native to
- Tropical Asia and Australia
- Bloom season
- Year-Round In Tropics
- Type
- Evergreen tropical tree
- Height
- 10–20 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 10–12
- Lifespan
- 50+ years
Did you know
- Ylang-ylang means 'flower of flowers' in Tagalog, and the scent is one of the central notes of Chanel No. 5 — making it one of the most famous perfume ingredients in the world.
- The drooping curly green-and-yellow petals look almost limp and unimpressive, but they release one of the most powerful and complex floral scents in nature.
- It takes about 100 kg (220 lb) of fresh ylang-ylang flowers to produce just 1 kg (2.2 lb) of essential oil through traditional steam distillation.
- The Comoros Islands and Madagascar are the world's leading ylang-ylang oil producers, with farmers climbing the trees daily to pluck flowers by hand.
- In Indonesia, newlyweds traditionally have ylang-ylang petals scattered on their wedding bed for romantic and aromatic blessings.
Color meanings
Yellow
Intoxicating love