Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Pudica, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Yes, I agree...Pudica is supposed to be without scent. Perhaps yours is a seedling that crossed with another species? This is currently being done by professionals in order to create a Pudica with a fragrance. Many would kill for such a thing since Pudica is such a great bloomer! Many consider its lack of fragrance a flaw and therefore don't own one. I have a few seedlings which are seedlings of 'La Florida.' 'La Florida' is the first documented interspecific cross between Plumeria pudica x Plumeria rubra. It is hoped that the seedlings of 'La Florida' will have both the great leaves and a colored flower with a fragrance. Here is one of the seedlings. As you can see, the leaves aren't quite the same, but there is hope for it.