Plant Profile

Plumeria pudica (Bridal Bouquet, White Frangipani)

White Frangipani is a shrub or small tree, native to Latin America and the Caribbean. It has a semi-evergreen folliage, and grows white and yellow flowers that are usually not fragrant. \they have a waxy texturte.

To grow bridal bouquet in partial to full sun, and in well-drained, rich soil. It's heat, drought and salt tolerant.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Frangipanier pudique

Pronunciation: ploo-MEER-ee-a pud-EE-kuh
Plant type: Tree, Shrub
Origin: Latin America and the Caribbean
Heat Zones: 8 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Border Plant, Container, Street, Cut Flowers / Arrangements, Rock Garden
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Upright

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m

Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

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Foliage

Leaf Venation: Brachidodrome

Leaf Persistance: Semi Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 20 - 30

Leaf Shape: Oblong

Leaf Margins: Undulate

Leaf Texture: Smooth, Leathery, Glossy

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green, Yellow
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 7 - 10

Flower Type: Solitary

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: Green, Yellow, White

Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall
Trunk

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Smooth, Colored
Fruit

Fruit Type: Follicle

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Color: Brown, Black

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Diseases: Rusts

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Caterpillars, Mealy-Bug

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Layering, Grafting