Dwarf Ylang Ylang Plant.........Odorata Cananga var fruticosa

  There is much said about this plant because of  the Chanel 5 perfume.

    From what I  gathered, most growers are not too satisfied with the scent from the flowers, some even claiming they cannot detect any scent at all.   Perhaps the dwarf ylang ylang produces a different scent from the Ylang Ylang Tree that grows very tall in the wild or even the vine.

    I bought this plant about a month back. I find that the scent is spicy and intense, not as pleasant as the scent of the gardenia or jasmine.  So far it is doing well in the flower pot placed outside the house. It is not getting any direct sunlight as I thought to leave it to adjust first and recover from the stress of  being potted. Also I understand from the nursery that the plant had just arrived, the day I visited the nursery.  I noticed some of the leaves seemed a bit damaged, perhaps during the handling and transportation  to the nursery.  Eventually  I will  move it to where it will  receive direct sunlight as this seems to be the recommendation.  Since I took  the plant back, it has been growing  new leaves and the flowers buds that were already present have bloomed, with more new buds appearing. I  like the plant as it looks so pretty, with the ornamental looking flowers, the ends are so curly. I find it quite unique that the flowers started so green and gradually turned yellow. When the flower  is most yellow and also most fragrant,  the petals start to drop away.  Perhaps 'pretty' is not quite appropriate, but somehow the plant is like a little girl wearing  dangling earrings looking cute and adorable....!

   This is the plant when I first took it home from the nursery where I bought it for RM15. Below is how it looks like now. 

 The plant looks healthy and perfectly contented that I hesitate to move  it elsewhere.