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The first flowering of my frangipani

@JudyEv (382440)

Rockingham, Australia

December 16, 2024 8:53pm CST

We have friends who introduced us to the village and were really responsible for us moving here. They now live nine houses away from us. We have been friends for over 30 years. When we lived several hours’ drive away, we would stay with them if we had to come to Perth. Now we joke that we’re never asked to sleep over any more. The wife gave me a frangipani plant when we moved here and this year it’s had flowers for the first time. She planted a frangipani at her previous home when her first grandchild was born 23 years ago. My plant is from a cutting from that one.

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@rakski (156707)

• Philippines

17 Dec 24

pretty flowers

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

This is a pink one but there are yellow ones too.

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@rakski (156707)

• Philippines

17 Dec 24

@JudyEv oh nice! I'm sure it is as pretty as this

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@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

17 Dec 24

I love frangipani. They are so good to look at and smell good too.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

They seem to grow very easily here.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

18 Dec 24

How pretty - it looks tropical! I love those "legacy" cuttings . . . you have another generation there

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

19 Dec 24

@JudyEv Isn't that wonderful

? Your mother was Mother Nature of her town

!

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

My mother was a great gardener and she used to say that half the plants in her country town had come from her garden. She was always giving plants away to people.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Dec 24

@much2say She was very generous.

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@LadyDuck (502729)

• Italy

17 Dec 24

I am glad you now live close to your friends. Those flowers are beautiful.

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@LadyDuck (502729)

• Italy

18 Dec 24

@JudyEv That will be a wonderful way to start the new year.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Dec 24

@LadyDuck We have had some wonderful times together over the last 30 years.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

These friends have kept a house near the coast and nine of us will be spending New Year there. I'm looking forward to that too.

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@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

17 Dec 24

Thats refreshing..soothing to eyes thanks for sharing.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

They are an attractive flower. There are lots of these shrubs/trees flowering at the moment.

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@MarieCoyle (59333)

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17 Dec 24

We know them as Plumeria here. They are very pretty.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

Okay. That must be their 'fancy' name.

Do you have one in your garden?

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@MarieCoyle (59333)

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19 Dec 24

@JudyEv I have before, but not here. I tried one, but it didn't do well, I think it prefers hotter weather than we have in my area.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

17 Dec 24

My computer is slow today and I cannot see the picture. I had the red colour years ago

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

Perhaps it will appear later. It's a pretty flower and very popular here.

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@RasmaSandra (98106)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

18 Dec 24

I cannot pronounce them but lovely flowers,

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

There are dozens of plant names that I can't pronounce either.

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@TheHorse (238355)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Dec 24

Way cool! Here in CA we trade succulents sprigs.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

My friend has a lot of succulents. I have some and intend to try to get some pieces growing.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

17 Dec 24

It's beautiful! I'm glad you're close neighbors now.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

We don't live in each other's pockets but we do see each other quite often.

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@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

17 Dec 24

I like the frangipani flower on this post you shared here.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

They are a very pretty flower.

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@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

17 Dec 24

@JudyEv I am in agreement with you.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23253)

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17 Dec 24

in India we call this champa flowers. I have a plant in my pot. There are leaves but there are no flowers

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

I think they like the hotter climates.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23253)

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17 Dec 24

@JudyEv thanks Judy may be they like dry weather also

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@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

17 Dec 24

Very pretty. Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

Thanks. I hope your day is going well too.

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@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

18 Dec 24

@JudyEv You're very welcome. Thank you very much.

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@freelancermariagrace (29342)

• Philippines

17 Dec 24

They look beautiful!

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

My friend's plant hasn't flowered yet so she is a bit jealous.

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@freelancermariagrace (29342)

• Philippines

19 Dec 24

@JudyEv I hope your friend’s plant will flower or bloom soon!

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

17 Dec 24

That's great that it grows so well and even has flowers. I know this flower smells good. We have the similar flowers here but they may not be the same, they just look alike.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 24

It's quite possibly the same plant. Many plants do appear in a variety of countries.

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@snowy22315 (209132)

• United States

17 Dec 24

It looks really nice. It will be fun to look at all summer.

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

There will be more flowers soon as another branch has a heap of buds.

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@ptrikha_2 (49775)

• India

17 Dec 24

Amazing Flowers and in full bloom! Do they need any particular care? More or less water and any other special needs?

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

They don't seem to need any special care. They grow very easily from cuttings.

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@wolfgirl569 (135966)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Dec 24

That is pretty

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

There are more buds on another branch of it so I'll have more flowers soon.

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@aureategloom (11025)

• Bosnia And Herzegovina

17 Dec 24

it's nice to know someone for so long. the flower looks really nice

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

After so long, the friendship becomes very 'easy'. It would be hard to become bad friends with them after all this time.

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

17 Dec 24

Wow you have good neighbours!

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@JudyEv (382440)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Dec 24

Yes, we're very lucky.

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