Excellent color with interesting pattern. Day glo red melting to lipstick cerise with golden yellow sunburst radiating from center. Three-inch flowers with highly perfumed fragrance. Similar shape to Mardi Gras. Tall growth habit. Notes reference Sunburst White, a medium-large tree. Sunchai alba is a typical Plumeria alba species hybrid, semi-dwarf evergreen reaching 3.5 meters tall by 2.5 meters wide with long thin strap-like foliage. Small flowers have highest essential oil content and strongest perfume of all frangipanis for exclusive perfume production. Sunchai alba has very large flowers almost identical to Singapore obtusa flowers with large punch of perfume strength. Deep green long strap-like leaves are rust resistant with graceful drooping habit. Appears to be P. alba x Singapore obtusa hybrid.
Appearance
Day glo red melting to lipstick cerise with golden yellow sunburst center. 3 inch flowers. Similar shape to Mardi Gras.
Bloom
Three-inch flowers.
Fragrance
Sweet perfume, highly perfumed.
Growth & Foliage
Tall growth habit. Semi-dwarf evergreen with long thin strap-like foliage.
Oz Sacred Gardens. Excellent color and interesting patternation. Sweet perfume. Day glo red melting to lipstick cerise with golden yellow sunburst radiating out from the centre. 3” flowers. Highly perfumed. Similar shape to Mardi Gras. Tall. Sunburst White Medium large tree. Sunchai alba Evergreen Semi dwarf 2011/12 The typical Plumeria alba species is a small semi dwarf tree 3.5m tall x 2.5m wide with long thin strap like foliage. The small flowers have the highest essential oil content and strongest perfume of all frangipanis and are used exclusively for perfume production. The flowers are small and are not a particularly beautiful plant for landscape use. Sunchai alba has very large flowers which are almost identical to Singapore obtusa flowers and packs a big punch in terms of strength of perfume. The beautiful evergreen deep green long strap-like leaves are highly rust resistant and have a graceful drooping habit. It appears to be a P. alba x Singapore obtusa hybrid.