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FLOWERS

Water jasmine blooms for a
long time. It produces white,
pendulous, fragrant flowers
that are born along its twiggy
branches. Flowers are followed by
fruits that are paired, long, green
bean-like pods.
In the tropics Wrightias are
defoliated several times a year
to produce smaller leaves and to
increase twigging. Several weeks
to one month before a show,
plants are defoliated, forcing the
plant to refoliate and to be in
complete flower for the display.
The blooming period then lasts
about two weeks. The flowers are
white, pendulous, and fill a room
with a very lovely fragrance.

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