Frangipanis (Plumerias)

"Nothing evokes that tropical feeling quite like the frangipani."

So I finally took the time to look up what the flowers are called, that I so enjoy looking at every day. I found a whole website dedicated to them (www.allthingsfrangipani.com) and some interesting information...

"Frangipani trees were once considered taboo in Thai homes because of superstitious associations with the plant's Thai name, lantom, which is similar to ratom, the Thai word for sorrow. As a result, frangipanis were thought to bring unhappiness. Today, however, the blossoms are presented as fragrant offerings to Buddha and Thai people wear them on special festival days like Songkran (Thai New Year)."

Who knew there was so much information out there about this flower!