I want to photograph the plumeria after the rain. I got the chance on Thursday afternoon when Taipei was drenched in a thunder shower. Plumeria is a plant of the New world, not native to Taiwan. It was named after the 17th century French botanist Charles Plumier.
The common name for Plumeria is Frangipani, named after the Italian marquess, who invented the plumeria-scented perfume. Frangipani is certainly much more romantic than its Chinese name, the direct translation of it is "Chicken Egg Flower".
We have both the yellow and red/pink varieties in our condo's garden.To see more flowers from around the world click here.
11 comments:
Beautiful shots!
At home, in my country of birth, we call that Kalachuchi. Great info accompaniment.
I love the scent of Frangipani..can't even keep it alive here in the shade house.
I love the scent of Frangipani..can't even keep it alive here in the shade house.
I thought this was a small frangipani when I first sighted it. I did not know of other names! Beautiful photos!
Oh the sweet scent of this flower. Like what Bonnie says, we call it "kalachuchi" in the Philippines.
Hi Grace and Bradley
Wonderful post!
Thanks for sharing.
Hope you have a nice week.
Luiz
Great close up shots & Oh! the smell.
Very beautiful flowers. I have not seen them before.
Oh Ah frangipani, how I love the perfume, while in tropical places I try to keep a flower in my hand all the time, just to sniff, the white one smells best but the red one is prettiest. Nice pictures I can almost smell it
hi, those are among the loveliest flowers, aren't they!
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