Fairly Up and Down

This lovely flower is the blossom of a Native Frangipani (Hymenosporum flavum). I absolutely love this tree, and its common name isnt a misnomer either. It is genuinely native to Australia. It can be found on the east coast of Australia, from Sydney to Cape York. It can even be found in parts of Papua New Guinea. Not native to Western Australia, it still grows rather well here. Just make sure when you plant it that it has plenty of room to grow, as it can grow 10m+. It does have a bonus that it is a fairly narrow tree. So if it grows above 10m, it would probably only have canopy width of about 3-6m. The flowers appear around September and continue to about November. The flowers fade as they age, giving a multitone effect to the tree. So they start that lovely deep butter yellow, fade to the light lemon yellow and finally fade to the white. When in bloom, the tree is a mass of the different yellows and really does look quite effective, and they have a slight fragrance to them which I absolutely love. A rewarding tree if you have the room.