What is the difference between Michelia champaca and Alba?
M. The fragrance of the flowers are also different. Both are very pleasant, strong fragrances. If you are growing champaca magnolias, you’ll love the yellow/orange flowers. They appear in summer and last through early autumn. The fragrance from the tree’s blossoms is intense and perfumes your entire garden and backyard.The scent of champaca flowers is powerful and lies at the heart of fragrances. It is floral, reminiscent of jasmine, lilac and orange flowers. It has a honeyed, almost caramelised side, giving deep, heady and suave notes to perfumes. It is somewhat powdery, not in texture but in scent, as orris oil can be.
What is another name for michelia alba?
A beautiful evergreen tree the Michelia alba is also known as White Sandalwood or White Jade Orchid Tree. It has large, luscious lime-green foliage that looks almost luminous. Plumeria Alba, commonly called White Frangipani or Nosegay, is a small rounded deciduous tree of the dogbane family that grows in a vase-shape to 15-25′ tall. It features fragrant white flowers with yellow centers.