PLUMERIA PUDICA

Plumeria pudica belongs to the Plumeria (Apocynaceae) family and can be found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. The flowers of this prolific bloomer are white with a yellow centre, and the leaves are curved like a cobra's hood.]

Care 

• Requires 5-6 hours direct sunlight
• Daily watering
• Pruning encourages bushy growth
• Plumeria shed their leaves in winter and go in dormancy, starts giving out new leaves in spring
• Easy propagation through cuttings
• Feed your plant with high phosphorus fertilizer before summer for profused flowering
• Plumeria prefer light soil with good drainage, avoid clay soils
• Store in a pot

Benefits 

• Its root bark is used in the treatment of blennorrhagia, herpes, and syphilis. 
• Plumeria blossoms are fragrant and appealing additions to the house or garden.
• The latex extracted from the stem is used to treat ulcers and dartre (skin diseases)
• A complicated pectoral syrup is made with flowers.

Botanical Name: Nerium oleander

Plant Type:  Flowering Plant

Usage: 

• Outdoor Plant
• Attractive Flowers