White Frangipani is one of my favorites. The flower is simple looking, has a wonderful fragrance and stays fresh for days. The plants / trees grow in rocky terrain.. where there's granite, Frangipani thrives. Few well known historical spots I remember seeing it are Hampi / Anegundi, Savandurga, Chitradurga and Lepakshi. The plant grows from gaps in rocks too. Once I'd taken a small branch and planted it in Bangalore. It took several days for it to sprout new leaves, when it did, it made me :)
Here are few pictures from Hampi, in Zenana enclosure.
I can almost get the fragrance.. the mild sweet refreshing smell.. ah!
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Here are few pictures from Hampi, in Zenana enclosure.
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Yes indeed these trees add a lot to the place. And this one especially, how its branches grow and like you admired, yes its flowers. I think you did share (can't remember) also the grove of them on the hill opposite Shravanabelagoala. you reach the top, and there is the rocky hillportion on the right for Chandrapaduka, on the left the temples, and in between is this grove. Seeing it there is just so wonderful.
Ahhhhhhh, I agree. The fragrance is heavenly. It's a mainstay in Hawai'i for making flower leis and is called a plumeria tree. Hope you and Pushpa are doing well! Greetings from Archie, too. x
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They look awesome, but can't remember them. Are they raat ki raani. Do they have orange color at the bottom? There is a story that Sri Krishna broght them for Smt.Rukmini bai. I forgot the name. They have very descent smell but very next morning they will fall off.
Thank you, Nikhil, Alexis and Raghu.
@Nikhil- right, now I remember the trees at Chandragiri. there's a big tree close to the entrance. They are incredible survivors, they have some secret connection to historical spots and they seem to have a sense of style :)
@Alexis - nice to see your message :) all is well. looking forward to your next visit here. Yeah, remember seeing Frangipani leis in posters and movies. Here you'll see garlands of Millingtonia (Mugila Mallige) and Chrysanthemum (Shavantige).
@Raghu - learned Kannada name from you - Gosampige -literally translates to Cow Magnolia champaca.
Raj, I think you are referring to Parijata.
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