Native to Southeast Asia, Ylang-Ylang (Cananga odorata) is a tropical tree belongs to Annonaceae family (sugar-apple family). The name ylang-ylang means ‘flowers of flowers.’ It produces highly fragrant flowers of pale green color, which turns yellow afterwards. Its sweet scent can be smelt from far-far away and more intense and wide when damp wind gust around.It is also called as Perfume Tree as it is widely cultivated by perfume industry.
Fertilize the ylang ylang tree once monthly from late spring to late summer with half the recommended dose of a balanced bloom fertilizer. Usually, these fertilizers have little or no nitrogen, and this encourages blooming rather than foliage growth throughout the growing season.
It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30c, but can tolerate 16 - 34c. It can be killed by temperatures of 5c or lower
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