Singapore frangipani, white frangipani · Apocynaceae · Evergreen small tree
The evergreen frangipani. Glossy, rounded dark leaves held year-round beneath clusters of pure white flowers with a yellow throat, heavily scented in the evening. Where Plumeria rubra stands bare through the dry season, this one keeps its foliage — which makes it the easier of the two to place in a scheme that must look complete all year.
Specification
| Mature height | 3–8 m |
| Crown spread | 3–6 m [to confirm] |
| Calliper range supplied | 5–22 cm standard, measured 1 m above soil level. Larger by arrangement. |
| Root-ball diameter | 50–100 cm [to confirm] |
| Growth rate | Slow |
| Habit | Evergreen in a warm climate; holds foliage through the dry season |
| Flowering | White with a yellow throat, strongly scented; long season |
| Minimum order quantity | [to confirm] |
Landscape use
Courtyards, pool surrounds, entrances, temple and hotel grounds, and raised planters. Its slow growth and modest scale make it dependable close to buildings and hard landscape, where a larger tree would outgrow the space.
The white and yellow flowers read cleanly against the dark evergreen foliage, and the evening scent makes it particularly effective near terraces and walkways used after dark. As with others in its family the sap is a milky latex, so gloves are usual when pruning.
Site tolerance
| Drought | High — succulent branches store water |
| Salinity | Moderate to high — used in coastal gardens |
| Wind | Moderate — brittle branches, best with some shelter |
| Soil | Sharp drainage essential. Dislikes wet ground. |
| Heat | Very high |
| USDA zone | 10–12 |
Export notes
Supplied root-balled and wrapped. Among the most forgiving species in transit — it tolerates a dry root ball far better than most. Phytosanitary certification accompanies every shipment. See export and compliance.
For available sizes and current stock in this species, message us on WhatsApp at +66 93 425 9892 or email contact@thaibotanic.com — or browse the species catalogue. This is one of the species we grow and supply regularly. Where a design calls for something outside our usual range, we source it through the nursery network we have worked with for years, given reasonable notice.