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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 20 to 45 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Yellowish-white
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Adam's apple
  • Polynesian Jasmine

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Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2014
These flowers are intensely fragrant.
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2014
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2014

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