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Originally Posted by Want Them All
The scent is similar to plumeria, but better imo. Here are 2 photos. The flower pictured is dying. Fresh flowers have the same length, white petals, just more rigid.
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Originally Posted by coast crab
Magnolia (Michelia) champaca, probably. Maybe alba.
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Yes, Michelia Champaca,
var. Alba. The Magnolia Society reclassified this as a Magnolia, even though this plant produces blooms at the node at the base of the leaf petiole, as opposed to the end of a stem that is usually the characteristic of the Magnolia. The common name for this plant is the Joy Perfume Tree. The yellow variety produces viable seeds while the Alba does not. I have several of this plant and they are great bloomers. Definitely better fragrance than Plumeria - lingering, but not overpowering. Close rival is the Jasminium Sambac - "Grand Duke of Tuscany".
The plant shown in my Avatar is this plant, M. Alba.