Blooming Tahitian Puakenikeni Big Plant (Fagraea Berteriana) AKA Perfume Flower Tree with buds. This plant is about to bloom. This is the Larger Flower version of the regular puakenikeni

Fagraea berteriana, pua kenikeni, perfume flower tree, ten cent flower, pua tonga or pualulu

The pua kenikeni is one of the most fragrant blooms anywhere. The color of the puakenikeni flowers start off as white, then gradually go to a golden yellow then deep orange. The darker in color, the stronger the fragrance. Used in Hawaii to make flower leis.

You will receive a healthy well established plant that is healthy and well established. It will be ready to repot and eventually after several months can be planted in the ground if you wish.

If you haven’t ever smelled this flower, you won’t be disappointed with how beautiful it smells. Puakenikeni, one of Hawaii’s most loved flowers, is a beautifully balanced fragrance with notes of jasmine, clementine and waterlily.

Puakenikeni trees grow as large shrubs or small spreading trees up to 15 feet tall. Their small but stunning blossoms grow in clusters at the ends of the tree’s branches.

Widely spread throughout the Pacific, it was introduced to Hawaii in modern times as an ornamental addition to the garden.

It obtained the nickname “perfume flower tree” because its fragrance highly sought to produce scented coconut oils and perfumes.

All plants and cuttings shipped are inspected and certified by the standards regulated by the United States and State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture.