General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 15 to 40 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 30 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small, orange fruits each containing numerous seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Creamy yellowish-ivory, aging to golden-yellow.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Cut Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Perfume Flower Tree
  • Pua Keni Keni

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Date: 2014-06-24
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Location: Keanae Arboretum, Maui, Hawaii
photo by Forest & Kim Starr
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Date: April 2013
Location: Naples, Florida
Date: 2012-05-27
 Pua Keni Keni        (Fagtaea berteroana)
Comments:
  • Posted by RobertB (Bradenton, Florida - Zone 9b) on Jul 9, 2012 7:01 PM concerning plant:
    Fagtaea berteroana
    Loganiaceae

    Pacific to Queensland

    Puakenikeni blossoms in varying stages of flowering to fruit. So named 10 penny flower from when Puakenikeni leis were 10 cents... a long long time ago in old Honolulu town.
    Puakenikeni is one of Hawaii’s most fragrant flowers and is often used for flower lei worn by both men and women.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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