| Pua Kenikeni (sweet tropical
smell) |
Puakenikeni or
Perfume Flower Tree (Fagrea berteriana) is a small spreading tree or a
large shrub which grows in the sub-tropics. It is native to
the South Pacific. It has quad-angular branches, blunt tipped leaves,
and fragrant 3" tubular shaped flowers of creamy white, which turn
golden orange as the day longs. Flowers are popular for making Lei's
and the Hawaiian translation means "ten cent flower" which is what the
flower once sold for, and extremely fragrant.
Perfect a houseplant in colder climates.
Zone 11
| Cananga odorata ,
the Chanel #5 basis (smell it and you'll never forget it)
|
These
rare seeds are for the world famous Cananga
odorata tree. Native to tropical Asia and northern Australia, it
is commonly called Ylang-Ylang which means 'flowers of
flowers', and is among the most celebrated flowering trees in the
world. Each flower is a beautiful five-point start which begins as
white, then green, then turning a rich, golden yellow as the blossoms
mature. The unusual blossoms are distilled to obtain "cananga oil"
which is used to manufacture expensive perfumes, including the world
famous Chanel No. 5. Grown in the tropics as an ornamental and for the
fragrant flowers, this rather uncommon tree makes an outstanding
landscape specimen tree or unique and fragrant inside large potted
plant.
This is an extremely rare and delightful tree to
own and is surprisingly easy to care for, with no particular
requirements of soil, water or food and highly resistant to pests and
diseases. Hardy to zone 10 and the warmer areas of zone 9, these will
grow to about 40-50 feet high outside and are best suited as potted
plants in more northern zones.
| Michelia champace, the joy perfume
basis (most intoxicating fragrance in the world) |
Michelia champaca
is absolutely the most exclusive perfume tree on the planet .
JOY Perfume world fame, the world's most expensive perfume is made from
the blossoms oil.
Like the Ylang-Ylang ( Chanel No.5 Perfume Tree) the ultra exclusive perfume
scent was created by Nature then packaged as perfume by people.
Delightfully, Michelia flowers produce in great quantities. On
warm humid nights, the scents can easily be enjoyed several hundred
feet away. Even just driving by in your car, you
will notice the scent immediately .
People and every insect you can imagine are magnetically attracted to
the blooms.
These are flowers you don't have to "stick your nose in" as the scent
exudes from the tree. Nectar insects appear frantic, driven like drug
addicts, bashing into each other to get to the heart of every flower on
the tree. Zone 10-11
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