Sketchbook Plumeria

Plumeria or Frangipani as it's also known has so many beautiful meanings (some are shown below the image). When I was looking up flowers to draw I came across this one and it's meanings and decided I had to draw it. 
 
Strathmore Drawing Paper, medium surface, 400 series
8 x 10" 80 lb paper with Cretacolor & Derwent pencils

• The frangipani is the national tree of Laos, where it is called dok jampa. It is regarded as a sacred tree in Laos and every Buddhist temple in that country has them planted in their courtyards. Many of the trees are hundreds of years old and are spectacular, huge, gnarled giants.
• Many Hawaiian leis are made from frangipani (Plumeria) flowers.
• Frangipanis are good hosts for dendrobium orchids.
• The frangipani is the flower of the city of Palermo in Sicily, Italy.
• Frangipanis won't burn except in extreme (over 500 degrees) temperatures.
• The frangipani is also associated with love in feng shui.
• In modern Polynesian culture, the frangipani can be worn by women to indicate their relationship status - over the right ear if seeking a relationship, and over the left if taken.
• In India the frangipani is a symbol of immortality because of its ability to produce leaves and flowers even after it has been lifted out of the soil. It is often planted near temples and graveyards, where the fresh flowers fall daily upon the tombs. 

 For more info on this beautiful flower, you can take a look at this page About Frangipanis & Plumeria


NOTE: the above list comes from this site...