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Old 10-02-2005, 10:49 PM
Bob Hobden
 
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"jane" answered after
"Miss Perspicacia Tick"

~Sorry to barge in unnanounced, but I'm trying to assist my father. He -
and
~my mother - have just returned from a fortnight on La Gomera (small
island
~off the coast of Tenerife). My father borrowed my digital camera and went
~off to shoot plants.
~
~One of them was, well he describes it as a tree, with small five-petalled
~white/cream exquisitely-perfumed flowers with strong yellow centres. The
~branches are a strong rusty-red colour (verging on bright orange) and the
~leaves are akin to that of a laurel or rhododendron. The flowers are on
~single 'stems' (for want of a better term - can you tell I'm not a
gardener?
~;o)) - at the end of the stem. I should add that the petals slightly
overlap
~each other and the edges are slightly curled inwards.

I am getting deja-vu here. Frangipani. (Plumeria)

Gorgeous smell. I love them.

Yes I'm with you Jane, although I wouldn't describe the flowers as small,
and it's the yellow centred one that has the best perfume.

Oh, and it won't grow outside in the UK in case that was your next question.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London