I have been advised by NixPages to consider linking my flowers posts to his Floral Friday foto meme. So here is our very own Manoranjitham flower, may be specialty if India?
The flowers start out as green,then become yellowish green giving out a heady scent. It is believed that it attracts snakes.
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Thank you for joining Floral Friday Fotos, Pattu, welcome to the meme group!
It is a wonderful entry you have here and this flower is well-known for its amazing perfume. Its botanical name is: Artabotrys hexapetalus (also, other species: Artabotrys odoratissimus, Artabotrys uncinatus) of the Family: Annonaceae. most English speakers would know this as the Ylang Ylang Vine.
The strong fragrance of the flowers resembles lemon candy and melon. Woody climber, can become dense evergreen shrub bearing extremely fragrant canary yellow or light green flowers, turning yellow with age. Absolutely intoxicating fragrance! Once picked flowers are very long lasting and hold the scent for days, if kept in water, permeating an entire room. The essential oil is a common perfumery ingredient.
Nick, That is wonderful information. Thanks. I am glad I started with that flower. I will sure share this knowledge to my circle of garden friends.
Very interesting and useful. Pattu, will the vine grown in shade or does it need strong sun?
It is a plant, sitting beside my Dondakya creeper. It is placed in the maximum sun light area.
I love perfumed plants; would love to take this in …
Welcome Carole, This sure is a mild perfumed one, There are other varieties of the same plant type, which spread the perfume over some meters. We used to keep the petals in between text books, in my student days:-)
Hi, nice meeting you. Thank you for your lovely comments. I too love manoranjitham flower. we have one in my mother’s home, but the flowers are somewhat different. I have blogged it here….just have look, when you have time. http://thendralscraft.blogspot.com/2011/04/sewing-for-summer-3.html I love plants… and have some plants in my terrace
I have seen that flower and liked it very much. You have a lovely garden ,and the pineapple? is it from there too?
Thank you very much for visiting my blog and your “comfort and peace” comment. This vine is so interesting and must have a wonderfully scented flower, based on what I’ve read here. I wish you well with growing on your terrace.
Welcome to my blog, Karen.Thanks. I glimpsed something about corn flowers, but could not get a link in your blog. I will try later.
Hi,
Is this the green champa? If it is, it has a lovely fragrance. I would love to grow this plant.
Chitra
Welcome Chitra.
It is green Champa , and it is growing in a sack on my terrace. One vendor brought it on the hand cart, and promised me it will flower:-)
Now I am looking for a smaller version with a thicker petals, which has headier fragrance.
I have seen this, it is great. 🙂
Thanks. I loved your ‘reflections” picture, very much!
is your Manoranjitham growing in a container,if so how long have you had it in the container?
Poornima, right now it died , after 2 years of giving flowers. waiting for the vendor to bring one more 😦