Cananga odorata

[doranakandawatta]

Is someone cultivating Cananga odorata?

What are this plant requirements? Can I plant it in full sun?

Thanks

Philippe

[Pedro 65]

Is someone cultivating Cananga odorata?

What are this plant requirements? Can I plant it in full sun?

Thanks

Philippe

We have Cananga odorata ( Ylang ylang) growing beautifully here, to have plenty of flowers they must be in full sun, they like plenty of water too..Cananga odorata is native to Far Nth Qld, Tropical SE Asia and India..When the flower dries WOW what a small, no wonder this is a prized flower to make the expensive perfume base..Ylang Ylang flowers are worth huge dollars but you need a plantation of them to a sizeable yield. Philippe I will go and take a pic or 2 for you in the next hour. Pete

[Pedro 65]

Is someone cultivating Cananga odorata?

What are this plant requirements? Can I plant it in full sun?

Thanks

Philippe

We have Cananga odorata ( Ylang ylang) growing beautifully here, to have plenty of flowers they must be in full sun, they like plenty of water too..Cananga odorata is native to Far Nth Qld, Tropical SE Asia and India..When the flower dries WOW what a small, no wonder this is a prized flower to make the very expensive perfume base..Ylang Ylang flowers are worth huge dollars but you need a plantation of them to a sizeable yield. Philippe I will go and take a pic or 2 for you in the next hour. Pete

Heres the pics Philippe, in photo 611 Cananga is in centre. Pete

[doranakandawatta]

Pete,

Many thanks for informations, I am looking forward to planting our 3 plants.

Regards

Philippe

[Pedro 65]

Pete,

Many thanks for informations, I am looking forward to planting our 3 plants.

Regards

Philippe

Pleasure Philippe Pete

[aussiearoids]

Young tree at Schomazzons north of Mossman . Flowering very small , I got some good seeds from this tree .

Have heard they stake the branches down horizontally to harvest flowers .

[Pedro 65]

Have heard they stake the branches down horizontally to harvest flowers .

Yes , I've heard the same ..plus cutting the tops off to force plenty of low branch growth..we have so much spare open full sun land, 1000 of these would give a tidy return.

[aussiearoids]

Lots of brownie points if you made ylang-ylang oil for the Missus .

Trees are bit brittle , most of mine snapped off in Yasi , but has grown back well .

Lower branches are dead and dropping off also .

[Pedro 65]

Lots of brownie points if you made ylang-ylang oil for the Missus .

Trees are bit brittle , most of mine snapped off in Yasi , but has grown back well .

Lower branches are dead and dropping off also .

Thats why its best to keep em low then eh, none of mine have snapped but we don't get cyclonic winds..Cananga in my 3rd pic is seeding, do they germinate easily?

[Cindy Adair]

I have collected the seed and grown these easily in my greenhouse in Virginia. I currently have only 2 trees in pots left from that venture hitting the ceiling in my greenhouse, but no blooms on these. Still very pretty trees with graceful leaves and distinctive form. I'll need to give them to some greenhouse owner/botanical garden when I move as they're too big to travel via plane.

I only have one in PR planted a bit away from the house. It's in full sun, no special care and growing quickly with many flowers.

I do love the scent, but would find it overwhelming if it were too close constantly---like being near someone wearing too much perfume.

[Moose]

I have collected the seed and grown these easily in my greenhouse in Virginia. I currently have only 2 trees in pots left from that venture hitting the ceiling in my greenhouse, but no blooms on these. Still very pretty trees with graceful leaves and distinctive form. I'll need to give them to some greenhouse owner/botanical garden when I move as they're too big to travel via plane.

I only have one in PR planted a bit away from the house. It's in full sun, no special care and growing quickly with many flowers.

I do love the scent, but would find it overwhelming if it were too close constantly---like being near someone wearing too much perfume.

Actually, I find the scent not overpowering at all. It smell strength is the same 100 ft away as next to the tree on a humid no breeze morning. I guerilla planted on across the street. Thet handle full blazing South Florida sun with no problems. Flowers are not much to look at - its all about the alluring aroma!

[dan.vagnoni]

Also dont forget that theres the dwarf variety, Cananga odorata var. fruticosa as well as the ylang ylang vine, Artabotrys hexapetalus

[ariscott]

Mine is SO TALL now.... competing with Delonix next to it.... So, hard to harvest flowers.... :(.

They germinate really easily, Pete. I grew mine from seeds a few years ago....

[Pedro 65]

Mine is SO TALL now.... competing with Delonix next to it.... So, hard to harvest flowers.... :(.

They germinate really easily, Pete. I grew mine from seeds a few years ago....

Thanks Ari, nice to see you back here the non event wet season up there must be wearing ? or have you had more rain than Darwin ? Are you growing Tiger yet? Pete

[ariscott]

We had some wet.... 700mm less than normal, but still some. Now it is the dry. The kids are really busy at the moment. Ella is in the NT calisthenics team, so my effort and any spare time I had left has been driving her around to do training, fund raising, etc, etc.

But yes, I picked up a tiger last year.... now I have to split them....

Regards, Ari

[kwtimo]

Also dont forget that theres the dwarf variety, Cananga odorata var. fruticosa as well as the ylang ylang vine, Artabotrys hexapetalus

The main problem with the dwarf variety (C. odorata var. fruticosa) is that if the blooms are handled before they are "golden ripe", they can actually smell like, uh, well like cat pee and are a bit offensive. The foliage can have a peppery smell to it as well at times. They are indeed a sweet plant to have in restricted spaces, very much the case in Key West gardens.

[Pedro 65]

We had some wet.... 700mm less than normal, but still some. Now it is the dry. The kids are really busy at the moment. Ella is in the NT calisthenics team, so my effort and any spare time I had left has been driving her around to do training, fund raising, etc, etc.

But yes, I picked up a tiger last year.... now I have to split them....

Regards, Ari

Kids come 1st for sure, they grow up so fast, our twins are 21 this year, seems like yday they started school Hope you get some late storms with Big Falls . Pete

[Cindy Adair]

Also dont forget that theres the dwarf variety, Cananga odorata var. fruticosa as well as the ylang ylang vine, Artabotrys hexapetalus

Artabotrys hexapetalus , like many vines, grows too well in PR so be careful if you plant it.

[virtualpalm]

We grow these in our field nursery here in south Florida. They are fast growers and seem to be adaptable to varying soil types, but they do prefer full sun.

Jody

[KrisKupsch]

Hello all, Cananga odorata grows easily here, being close to Petes locations at 28 deg South. During the recent wet season where the remnants of TC Oswald lashed these subtropical areas of all the trees broken by the wind, Cananga odorata was the worst off. Experience in the tropics illustrates that they are weak. Yes I agree, full sun is best for a well formed tree that will flower heavier with more sun. I have the dwarf variety however it is more cold sensitive. I also have the Australian Artabotrys carnosipetalus which has grown very well, sets seed and germinates freely even though its quite tropical. It was first described as recently as 2007. regards Kris