Best known as a small tree featuring fragrant white blooms with distinctive yellow centres, frangipanis actually come in more than 300 different varieties.
Native to Central America and Mexico, frangipanis belong to the Plumeriagenus and are a small to medium deciduous tree.
Frangipanis have glossy dark green foliage, and the stems and leaves contain milky white sap. The flowers come in shades of pink, yellow, orange, red and even purple.
Relatively slow growing, the majority reach up to about eight metres high and four metres wide, making them a great choice for small gardens.
The dwarf varieties are ideal for growing in pots.
As frangipanis are frost tender they grow well in warm coastal areas, but with a bit of TLC can be container grown in slightly cooler zones.
They are very tolerant of dry conditions and once established they don’t really need much watering except during long periods of drought.
Singapore white
