Plumeria alba
Plumeria alba is a shrub which bears the common noun of frangipanier or of flower of the temples . Originating in the islands of the Western Indies (the the Antilles), it can reach between 2m and 6m height. It has a null and void Feuillage, losing its sheets at the beginning of the period of dryness (in winter when it is in plant of interior).
The flower is the national symbol of the Nicaragua
Description
Plumeria alba flowers between the summer and the medium of the autumn, its flowers release a very pleasant and powerful perfume. (A similar odor is found artificially with the receipt Frangipane in kitchen.) There exist several varieties producing of the flowers white in center yellow, pink, yellow or red. It can multiply by hot sowing in spring or in cutting in spring. He likes the drained grounds, rich with a neutral acidity, with the sun (zone 10-11).
Maintenance
It does not require particular maintenance, if it is not a possible size at the end of the winter. In apartment, the difficulty is to bring light enough to him while leaving it outside semi-spring to the semi-autumn, and to bring manure regularly to him.
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