Ylang Ylang (15 cms)

Common Names: Ylang Ylang, Perfume Tree, Macassar Oil Plant

Ylang Ylang is a highly prized tropical tree famous for its intensely fragrant, star-shaped yellow flowers used in luxury perfumes. It thrives surprisingly well in Perth conditions when given the right care, offering lush tropical foliage and a powerful, sweet floral scent that fills the garden in warm weather. Great for rare plant collectors looking for a stunning ornamental with real fragrance power.

Features:

Ideal prune height range: 3-5m

pH growing conditions: 5.5 to 6.5

Shade or full sun: Prefers full sun to dappled light

Minimum pot year 5: 45L pot

Time to fruit age: Flowers within 2-3 years from seed

Hot and cold temp tolerance: Tolerates summer heat well and handles light cool spells once established

Clay tolerance: Adapts well to heavier soils and clay blends with good drainage

Ylang Ylang is a fast-growing tree with pendulous branches and smooth glossy leaves. The yellow flowers bloom heavily through the warmer months, releasing their signature perfume mostly in the evening and early morning. It can be kept manageable with light pruning after flowering and grows happily in large pots or directly in protected garden beds.

Interesting Notes:

The flowers produce essential oils widely used in high-end aromatherapy and perfumery. Harvesting the blooms fresh gives you a natural scent source right in your own backyard.

It makes an exceptional canopy plant for tropical or syntropic garden designs, bringing beneficial insects with its vibrant blossoms.

Limited stock. Pickup from Parkwood, WA. Delivery to Perth Metro only.

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