plumeria acuti

foli
a or thefrangi
pani(
thetemple
tree)s
on chafa
FAMILY:
APROCYNACEAE
DECIDUOUS,
DWARFTREEWI THUMBRELLATOGLOBULARCANOPYANDCOARSETEXTURELI
GHTGREEN
LEAVESANDCREAM WITHYELLOW CENTREFLOWERSAPPEARI
NGTHROUGHOUTTHEYEAR.

THESPLENDI
DFIVE-PET
ALLED
FLOWERSARERICHLYFRAGRANT
ANDWHITEWITHAYELLOW FLUSHED
CENTREANDAMATTELUSTRET O
THEM.

THESPLENDIDFIVE-PET
ALLED
FLOWERSARERI CHLYFRAGRANT
ANDWHI TEWITHAYELLOW
FLUSHEDCENTREANDAMATTE
LUSTRETOTHEM. THEBRANCHES
AREPLUMP,WEAKANDFLESHY ,
CONTAINI
NGAPOI SONOUS,MI
LKY
SAP.
mas
t tree(
polyalthi
a longi
foli
a)

MASTTREEI
SPOPULARLYKNOWNASASHOKATREEININDI
AANDI SPLANTEDAS
ROADSI
DEANDGARDENTREEINALMOSTALLTHECI
TIESOFINDI
A.ANOTHER
COMMONNAMEISCEMETRYTREE.

FRESHLEAVESAREACOPPERY
MASTTREELANDSCAPI
NGI DEAS BROWNCOLORANDARESOFTAND
PLANTTHEM WHENYOUNEEDT OMAKEABIGSTATEMENTINACOMPACT DELICATETOTOUCH,ASTHELEAVES
SPACE.SI
NCEMASTTREESONLYGROW TO4OR5FEETWI THEYCANBE GROW OLDERTHECOLORBECOMES
DE,
PLACEDINTI
GHTSPOTS.THEYCANBEPLACEDDI NTHEGROUNDOR ALI
RECTLYI GHTGREENANDFI NALLYADARK
GREEN. THELEAVESARESHAPED
I
NLARGECONT AI
NERS. LI
KEALANCEANDHAVEWAVY
WHENLANDSCAPINGALARGEY ARDORAPARK,USEROWSOFMULTI PLE EDGES.
MASTTREESTOFORM ATALLHEDGEEFFECTAROUNDLARGESPACES.
USES
THELEAVESAREUSEDFORORNAMENT ALDECORATI ONDURINGFESTIVALS.
THETREEISAMAINATTRACTI
ONI NGARDENSTHROUGHOUTI NDIA.
THETREE
CANBECUTINTOVARIOUSSHAPESANDMAI NTAI
NEDINREQUIREDSIZES.IN
PAST
,THEFLEXI
BLE,STRAI
GHTANDLI GHT -WEIGHTTRUNKSWEREUSEDI N
THEMAKINGOFMASTSFORSAI LI
NGSHI PS.THATISWHYTHETREEI SALSO
KNOWNASTHEMASTTREE. TODAY,THETREEI SMOSTLYUSEDFORMANUFAC-I NSPRI
NGTHETREEI
SCOVERED
TURI
NGSMALLARTICLESSUCHASPENCI LS,BOXES,MATCHSTI
CKS,ET
C. WI
THDELI
CATEST
AR-
LIKEPALE
GREENFLOWERS.
THEFLOWERS
LASTFORASHORTPERIOD,
USUALLY
MASTTREESARENOT TWOTOTHREEWEEKS,ARENOT
VERYT OLERANTOF CONSPI
CUOUSDUETOTHEIRCOLOR.
COLDWEATHER( BELOW
32°F),
ANDAREBEST
SUITEDT OUSDAZONES
10ATO1 1ANDWARMER
AREASOFZONE9B.
red s
ilk cotton tree(
bombax cei
ba)

BOMBAXCEIBA,LI
KEOTHERTREESOFTHEGENUSBOMBAX, I
SCOMMONLYKNOWN
ASCOTTONTREE.MORESPECI
FICALLY,I
TISSOMETI
MESKNOWNASREDSILK-COT
-
TON;REDCOTTONTREE;
ORAMBI GUOUSLYASSILK-
COTT
ONORKAPOK,BOTHOF
WHICHMAYALSOREFERT OCEI
BAPENT ANDRA.
PHY
SICALCHARACTERI
STI
CS BOMBAXCEI
BA,I
SA
FAST-GROWI
NG,
TROPI
CAL,
BOMBAXCEI BAISADECI DUOUSTREEGROWI NGTO25M ( )BY22 LARGETREEUPT
82FT O20-25M
M( 72FT
)ATAMEDI UM RATE. TALLANDSPREADS8-15M
ITI
SHARDYT OZONE( UK)10ANDI SFROSTTENDER.THEFLOWERS WI DE.
AREPOLLINATEDBYBI RDS,BEES.
ITI
SNOTEDFORATTRACTI NGWI LDLIFE.
SUITABLEFOR:LIGHT(SANDY) ,
MEDI UM (
LOAMY)ANDHEAVY(CLAY)
SOILSANDPREFERSWELL- DRAINEDSOIL.SUI
TABLEPH:NEUTRAL
ANDBASI C(
ALKALI NE)SOILSANDCANGROW I NVERYALKALINE
SOILS.
ITCANNOTGROW I NTHESHADE. ITPREFERSDRYORMOISTSOIL.
THEFRUITSAREBROWN
SEEDSARENUMEROUS, LONG,OVOID, OVALCAPSULE.THEFLOW-
BLACKORGRAYI NCOLOURAND ERSARECUPSHAPEDAND
PACKEDINWHI TECOTT ON. RED.I
THASANERECTSTEM
THATDEVELOPSBUT-
TRESSESWHENMAT URE
IMMATUREFRUI T
SOFBOMBAXCEI BA ANDANUMBRELLA
INHONGKONG. SHAPEDCROWN.
THEFRUIT,WHICHREACHESANAVER-
AGEOF1 3CENTIMETRES( 5IN)I
N
LENGTH,ISLI
GHT -GREENI NCOLORI N
IMMATUREFRUI T
S,BROWNI NMATURE
FRUIT
S.
rai
n tree(s
amanea s
aman)

SAMANEASAMAN,ALSOSOMETI
MESKNOWNASTHERAI NTREE,
[4]I
SASPECIESOF
FLOWERI
NGTREEINTHEPEAFAMILY
,FABACEAE,
NOW I
NTHEMIMOSOIDCLADEAND
I
SNATIVETOTHECENTRALANDSOUTHAMERICA.

PHY SI
CALCHARACTERI STI
CS THELEAVESFOLDINRAI NY
SAMANEASAMANI SADECI DUOUSTREEGROWI NGT O20M (65FT)BY WEATHERANDI NTHEEVE-
30M (98FT)ATAFASTRATE. NING.
THETREEHASPINK-
ITISHARDYT OZONE( UK)10ANDI SFROSTTENDER. THEFLOWERS ISHFLOWERSWITHWHI TE
AREPOLLI NATEDBYBEES. ANDREDST AMENS,SETON
ITCANFI XNITROGEN. HEADSWITHAROUND1 2–25
ITISNOTEDFORATTRACTI NGWI LDLIFE. FLOWERSPERHEAD.
SUITABLEFOR: LI
GHT(SANDY), MEDI UM (
LOAMY)ANDHEAVY( CLAY) THESEHEADSMAYNUMBER
SOILSANDCANGROW I NHEAVYCLAYANDNUTRI TIONALLYPOOR INTHETHOUSANDS,COV-
SOILS.SUIT
ABLEPH: ACID,NEUTRALANDBASI C(ALKALINE)SOILS ERINGTHEWHOLETREE.
ANDCANGROW I NVERYACI D,VERYALKALI NEANDSALI NESOILS.
ITCANGROW I NSEMI-SHADE( LIGHTWOODLAND)ORNOSHADE. I
T
PREFERSDRYMOI STORWETSOI LANDCANT OLERATEDROUGHT .THE
PLANTCANT OLERATESSTRONGWI NDSBUTNOTMARI TI
MEEXPOSURE.
USES
THERAINTREEPROVIDESNUMEROUSUSES
AROUNDTHEWORLD. THETREEATTRACTS
LARGEAMOUNT SOFBEES,WHICHUTILI
ZEIT LONGSEEDPODSAPPEAR
FORHONEYPRODUCTION.THESEEDPODSOF FOLLOWINGFLOWERING.
THETREEMAKEEXCELLENTANI MALFODDER EACHPODCONT AI
NSUPT O
FORLIVESTOCK,
SOPLANTINGRAINTREESIN 20SEEDS.PODSMEASURES
PASTURELANDSISBECOMINGANEVER- I
N- 8INCHESINLENGTH.THE
CREASINGOCCURRENCE.THEWOODOFTHE PODSQUICKLYTURNBLACK
TREEISUSEDWIDELYINTHETIMBERINDUS- ANDLUMPYI NAPPEAR-
TRYANDASAFUELWOOD ANCEASTHEYDRYOUT .
neem tree(
azadi
rachta i
ndi
ca)

AZADIRACHTAINDI
CA,COMMONLYKNOWNASNEEM, NIMTREEORINDIANLILAC,I
SA
TREEINTHEMAHOGANYFAMI LYMELI
ACEAE.ITI
SONEOFTWOSPECI ESINTHEGENUS
AZADIRACHTA,
ANDI SNATIVETOTHEINDIANSUBCONTI
NENT.I
TISTYPICALLYGROWN
INTROPICALANDSEMI-TROPICALREGIONS.

GARDENUSES ITISEVERGREEN,BUTIN
NEEM TREEHASBEENWI
DELYPLANTEDASASHADETREEI NHOT , SEVEREDROUGHTI TMAY
DROUGHTPRONEAREASANDHASOVERTI MEBEENINTRODUCEDTO SHEDMOSTORNEARLYALL
TROPI
CALAREASAROUNDTHEWORLD.INTERESTI
NGCONTAINER OFITSLEAVES.THEBRANCH-
ESAREWI DEANDSPREADING.
PLANTFORINDOORS.
DESCRIPTION-
I
SAMEDI UM SIZEDTREETHATGROWST O50-75'(
LESSFREQUENTLY
TO100'
)TALLWI THADENSE, ROUNDT OOVALCROWN. ITISEVER-
GREEN,BUTMAYTEMPORARI LYLOSEITSLEAVESINPROTRACTED
DROUGHTCONDI TI
ONS.COMPOUNDPINNATELEAVES( 6-12"
)HAVE
8-1
8SERRATEDMEDI UM TODARKGREENLEAFLET S(EACHT O3"
LONG).WHI TEFRAGRANTFLOWERSI NDROOPINGPANI CLESTO10"
LONGBLOOM I NSPRI NG.
THEOPPOSI TE,PINNATE
LEAVESARE20–40CENTI ME-
TREESAREPOLY GAMOUS( BOTHBISEXUAL TRES(7.
9–15.7IN)LONG,WITH
20TO30MEDI UM TODARK
FLOWERSANDMALEFLOWERSEXI STON
GREENLEAFLET SABOUT3–8
THESAMEPLANT )
.EDIBLEFRUITISA CENTIMETRES( 1.
2–3.
1IN)LONG
SMOOTHOLIVE-LIKEDRUPE. EACHFRUIT THEPETIOLESARESHORT .
CONT AI
NSONE( RARELY2-3)ELONGATED
SEEDS.NEEM TREESARESACREDI NTHEI
R
NATIVELAND.
s
ilver oak (
grevi
llea robus
ta )

USES ITI
STHELARGESTPLANT
BEFORETHEADVENTOFALUMI NIUM,GREVILLEAROBUST ATIMBER INTHEGREVILLEAGENUS,
WASWI DELYUSEDFOREXTERNALWI NDOW JOINERY,ASITISRESI
S- REACHINGTRUNKDIAME-
TANTTOWOODROT .
ITHASBEENUSEDI NTHEMANUFACT UREOF TERSINEXCESSOF1M (3
FURNIT
URE, CABI
NETRY,ANDFENCES.OWINGT ODECLININGG.RO- FT).
BUSTAPOPULATIONS,FELLI
NGHASBEENRESTRI CTED.

DESCRIPTI
ON
ITI
SAFAST -GROWINGEVERGREENTREE,BETWEEN18–35M (
59–1
15
FT)TALL,WITHDARKGREENDELICATELYDENTEDBI
PINNATI
FID
LEAVESREMI NI
SCENTOFAFERNFROND.

ITSFLOWERSAREGOLDEN- ORANGEBOT-
THELEAVESAREGENER-
TLEBRUSH- LIKEBLOOMS, BETWEEN8–15
ALLY15–30CM (6–12IN)
CM (3–6IN)LONG, INTHESPRI NG,ONA
LONGWI THGREYISHWHI TE
2–3CM LONGSTEM ANDAREUSEDFOR
ORRUSTYUNDERSI DES.
HONEYPRODUCTI ON.LIKEOTHERSOFI TS
ITSFLOWERSAREGOLD-
GENUS, THEFLOWERSHAVENOPET ALS,
EN-ORANGEBOTTLE-
INSTEADTHEYHAVEALONGCALYXTHAT
BRUSH- LIKEBLOOMS, BE-
SPLITSINT O4LOBES. [
1]THESEEDS
TWEEN8–1 5CM (
3–6I N)
MAT UREI NLATEWI NTERT OEARLY
LONG, I
NTHESPRI NG,ONA
SPRING, FRUITINGONDARKBROWN
2–3CM LONGSTEM AND
LEATHERYDEHI SCENTFOLLI CLES,
ABOUT
AREUSEDFORHONEYPR
2CM LONG, WITHONEORTWOFLAT ,
DUCTION.
WINGEDSEEDS.
mahua madhuca longi
foli
a var.lati
foli
asapotaceae
mahua m’
h-wah mahula •maul•mohu •i
rku |mow ra buttertree•honey
tree

SAPOT
ACEAE–CHI
KOOFAMI
LY

FRUITUPT O5CM LONG,FLESHY,

GREENWI THAVELVETYCOATWHEN
YOUNG,RI
PENINGRUSTYORORANGE;
1-4SEEDSINSIDE;THELONG,THIN
STYLEUSUALLYPERSI ST
SATTHE
APEX

LEAVES13-
25CM LONG,CLUSTERED
ATTHEENDSOFTWI GSANDAR-
RANGEDMOREORLESSI NASPI RAL;
TI
PSBROADLYROUNDEDWI THA
SHORTPOINTANDNARROW BASE;
SOFTLYWOOLLYANDDEEPPI NKAT
FI
RST,BECOMINGDARK, FI
RM AND
SMOOTH;LEAF-STALKS2-4CM LONG
SEASONS:LEAVESBEGINT OGOYELLOW AND
FALLLATEINFEBRUARY.NEW LEAVESEMERGE
AFTERTHEFLOWERS, DUSTYPINKATFIRST
,
USUALLYI
NAPRI LOR,INDRYAREAS, I
NJUNE.
FLOWERSFORABOUT3WEEKSBETWEENLATE
FEBRUARYANDEND- APRIL.FRUI
TRIPENBE-
TWEENJUNEANDAUGUST
allamanda catharti
ca (
allamanda)

ALLAMANDACATHARTI
CA, COMMONLYCALLEDGOLDENTRUMPET,
COMMONTRUM-
PETVI
NE,ANDYELLOW ALLAMANDA,I
SASPECI ESOFFLOWERI
NGPLANTOFTHE
GENUSALLAMANDAINTHEFAMI LYAPOCYNACEAE.

FLOWERSARET UBULAR,
DESCRI
PTI
ON YELLOW,ANDINCLUSTERSAT
TROPI
CAL,TENDER,PERENNI
ALEVERGREEN,SPRAWLINGSHRUBOR ENDSOFBRANCHES.THERE
WOODYCLIMBERTHATCANBEGROWNASAHOUSEPLANTORA AREYELLOW FLOWERSFROM
TENDERANNUALI NTHELANDSCAPE.LANDSCAPEPLANTSCANBE SUMMERTOFALL.
CUTBACKANDOVERWI NTEREDASI
NDOORCONT AI
NERPLANTS
(NEEDSBRIGHTLIGHT)
.
LEAVES:OPPOSI
TEORWHORLED, SI
MPLE,GLOSSY,
LEATHERY
.
FLOWERS:TUBULAR,YELLOW,I
NCLUSTERSATENDSOF
BRANCHES.
POISONOUS;
NEEDSAMPLEMOI STUREBUTGOODDRAINAG
FOUNDIN:HOUSEPLANTORINTERI
ORSCAPE;
LANDSCAPE,
ORNAMEN-
TALTENDERANNUALVI NE LEAVESAREOPPOSITEOR
WHORLED,SI
MPLE,GLOSSY,
CLI
MBINGMETHOD: SPRAWLS;
NEEDSTOBE ANDLEATHERY.
TI
ED;QUASI
-TWINING

SHRUB
caes
alpi
nia pulcherri
ma (
peacock flow er)

ITI
SASHRUBGROWINGT O3M T
ALL.I
NCLIMATESWITHFEW T
ONOFROST
S,THI
S
PLANTWI
LLGROW LARGERANDISSEMIEVERGREEN.

DESCRIPTI
ON
PRIDEOFBARBADOSISABROADLEAFEVERGREENSHRUBORSMALLSEASONALBLOOMERWI TH
TREEINTHEBEANFAMI LYNATI
VETOMEXICOANDCENTRALAMERI
- BRIGHTRED-ORANGE-
YEL-
CA.ITHASVERYFINELYDIVI
DEDLEAVESANDSHOWYRED-ORANGE LOW BOWL-SHAPED5PET-
FLOWERS. ALEDFLOWERS
USES
FOOD
ALLSEEDSOFCAESALPI NIAAREPOISON-
OUS.HOWEVER, THESEEDSOFSOME
SPECIESAREEDI BLEBEFORETHEY
REACHMAT URI TY(E.G.
IMMATURESEEDS
OFC. PULCHERRI MA)ORAFTERTREAT -
MENT( E.G.C.BONDUCAFTERROASTI NG).
LANDSCAPETHEME: BI-
PINNATELYCOMPOUND
DROUGHTT OLERANTGARDEN, LEAVES.
WINTERGARDEN
DESIGNFEAT URE: FLOWERINGTREE
HEDGE, SMALLTREE
FLOWERI NFLORESCENCE: RACEME
FLOWERVALUET OGARDENER:
SHOWY
FLOWERSHAPE: CUP
FLOWERPET ALS: 4-5PETALS/
RAYS
pas
sion flow er (
pas
siflora caerulea)

ASSI
FLORACAERULEA,
THEBLUEPASSIONFLOWER,
BLUECROWNPASSIONFLOWEROR
COMMONPASSIONFLOWER,
ISASPECIESOFFLOWERINGPLANTNATI
VET OSOUTH
AMERICA.
THEFLOWERI SCOMPLEX,ABOUT1 0
CENTIMETRES( 3.
9IN)I
NDIAMETER,
WITHTHEFI VESEPALSANDPET ALS
DESCRIPTI
ON- SIMILARINAPPEARANCE,WHI TI
SH
PASSI
ONFLOWER, PASSI
FLORACAERULEA,ISANEXOTI
C-LOOKI
NGCLIMBER,INCOLOUR, SURMOUNTEDBYA
BEARINGEVERGREEN,DEEPLYLOBED, FROM CORONAOFBLUEORVI
DARKGREENGLOSSYLEAVES, OLETFILA-
MENT S,THENFIVEGREENI
SH- YEL-
WHICHLARGEWHI TEFLOWERSWI THCENTRALFI
LAMENTSOFPURPLE, LOW STAMENSANDTHREEPURPLE
BLUEANDWHI TEAPPEARFROM JULYTOSEPTEMBER,FOLLOWEDBY STIGMAS.
EGG-SHAPED,ORANGE-
YELLOW FRUI
T.VI
GOROUSANDTROUBLE-FREE,I
T
WILLQUICKLYCOVERASUNNYWALLORFENCE, ANDTOLERATESABI TOF
SHADE.

PASSI
FLORACAERULEAANDWI LDLI
FE
PASSI
FLORACAERULEAISKNOWNFORATTRACTINGBEESANDBENEFI
CIAL
I
NSECTS.I
THASNECT AR/
POLLENRICHFLOWERS.

CULTIVATI
ON THELEAVESAREALTERNATE, PAL-
PASSIFLORACAERULEAISWI DELYCULTI
VATEDASAWALL- CLI
MBERORAS MATELYFIVE-LOBED( SOMETIMES
GROUNDCOVER. THOUGHHARDYDOWNT O−10°C( 1
4°F)
,ITREQUIRESA THREE,SEVEN,ORNI NELOBES) ,
SHELTEREDPOSI TI
ONFACINGSOUTHORWEST( INTHENORTHERNHEMI - ANDAREUPT O10CENTI METRES( 3.
9
IN)I
NLENGTHWHI LEBEI NGLIN-
SPHERE) .
ITCANBECOMEI NVASIVE,
THETWI NI
NGSHOOT SCONST ANTLYAP-
EAR-OBLONGSHAPED. THEBASEOF
PEARINGUNLESSERADI CATED.I
THASGAI NEDTHEROY ALHORTICULTURAL EACHLEAFHASAFLAGEL
SOCIETY'
SAWARDOFGARDENMERI T LATE-TWININGTENDRI L5–1
0CENTI -
METRES(2.0–3.
9IN)LONG
fi
givy/
creepi
ng fi
g(fi
cuspumi
la)

FI
CUSPUMILA,
COMMONLYKNOWNASTHECREEPINGFIGORCLI
MBINGFIG,I
SASPE-
CI
ESOFFLOWERINGPLANTI
NTHEMULBERRYFAMILY
,NATI
VETOEASTASIA.

DESCRIPTION-
FI
GI VYISIDEALFORCOVERINGFENCESORWALLS.ITISESPECIALLY QUICKLYCLI
MBS,REACHING25
USEFULCOVERI NGBRICKANDST ONEWALLS,
BECAUSEFIGIVY'
STENTA- TO30FT .
TALL,
SPREADING3
CLESWI LLNOTDAMAGETHEWALLSMORT ARTHEWAYMOSTOTHER FT.
WI DEORMORE.
CLIMBINGPLANT SWILL.FI
GIVYCANADDALOTOFI NTERESTTOOTHER-
WISEBLANKWALLS, ANDI SEXCELLENTI
NSMALLSPACES.

LANDSCAPEUSES
COASTALEXPOSURE,
CONTAI
NER,ESPALI
ER,GROUNDCOVER,
HOUSE-
PLANT,MASSPLANTI
NG,PRI
VACYSCREEN,URBANGARDEN

LIGHTNEEDS-PARTI
ALTOFULLSUN
WATERNEEDS-ONCEEST ABLI
SHED,
WATEROCCASI
ONALLY
;MOREI
NEX-
TREMEHEATORCONT AI
NERS. PECIALFEATURES:
EASYCARE,FASTGROWI NG,
DESIGNIDEAS GIFTPLANT,TOLERATES
THEVERYBESTSELF- CLI
NGINGVI
NEFORCOVERI NGSHELTEREDFENCES URBANPOLLUTI ON,WATER-
ANDWALLS. PLANTI NSMALLVINEPOCKETOPENI NGSINPAVI
NGTOGROW WI SE,YEAR-
ROUNDI NTEREST
UPANARBOR. PLANTI NSHADEDENTRYWAY S,
UNDERCOVEREDPATIOAND
ONPROTECTEDFENCESANDFREEST ANDINGWALLS.THI
SVINEISALSO
VALUEDFORTRAI NINGOVERWI RETOPIARYFORMS.NEEDSTOBECUTBACK
OCCASIONALLYTOCONTROLSPREADANDT OENCOURAGEGROWTHOFAT -
TRACTI
VEJUVENI LEFOLIAGE.
fi
shtai
lfern -fern bi
g plant

THENAMEFISHT
AILFERNWASGI VENBECAUSETHELEAVESORFRONDSARECREST -
EDORFORKEDRESEMBLINGTHETAILOFAFISH.FI
SHTAILFERNVARIETY’
SFRONDS
ORLEAVESCANGROW UPTO36”LONGANDARELI GHTGREEN.JUSTLI
KEANYOTHER
FERN,
THEFISHT
AILFERNISNOTDI FFI
CULTT
OGROW.
s
pathi
phyllum walli
sii-peaceli
ly plant

SPATHI
PHYLLUM WALLI
SII
,COMMONLYKNOWNASPEACELILY,
WHITESAI
LS,
OR
SPATHEFLOWERISAVERYPOPULARI NDOORHOUSEPLANTOFTHEFAMI
LYARACEAE.