Both Plumeria obtusa ‘Singapore’ and Plumeria obtusa ‘Dwarf Singapore Pink’ are considered evergreen plumerias producing beautiful flowers with sensuous fragrances.
2. Plants of the species Plumeria obtusa can grow
to small shrubs or large trees depending on the
variety one chooses.
Plants of this species are considered evergreens
as they don't shed all of their leaves during the
shorter days of the year compared to other
plumeria species.
3. The leaves, formed near the tip of the branches,
have characteristically oblong shape with the tips
being blunt, obtuse, which gives the species its
name. The color of the leaves is dark green with a
glossy shine.
Flowers develop on the inflorescences, flower
stalks, at the tip of the branches.
4. In the early 1930s Mr. Harold Lyon brought the
first cutting of Plumeria obtusa from Singapore to
Hawaii and it was thus given the name
'Singapore‘.
5. Plumeria obtusa 'Singapore' produces white
flowers with a bright yellow center and a strong
citrus fragrance. The flowers range in size from 3
to 4 inches in diameter.
Flower petals are defined as wide, rounded and
separated.
The keeping quality of these flowers is considered
"poor" by some because they turn brown rather in
a short period of time.
6. Plumeria obtusa 'Dwarf Singapore Pink' is
a true dwarf, well branched plumeria plant.
Flower buds are light pink with the flowers
being pale pink which is accentuated in a
darker shade of pink at the borders of each
petal. The center of the flowers is orange with
some red.
7. Flowers are up to 3 inches in diameter and have a
citrus fragrance.