Beaumontia Grandiflora aka Easter Lily Vine

I saw this plant in the garden grounds of the Gardens by the Bay. What attracted my attention was the big white flowers with a very nice scent. This was in the afternoon, when flower scents are not at their strongest. But perhaps, the many blooms along the bridge combined to give them a strong fragrant.

Anyway, Google tells me that this is the Beaumontia grandiflora, also commonly known as the Easter lily vine, herald's trumpet, or Nepal trumpet flower.

It is a sturdy, woody evergreen climber belonging to the Apocynaceae family, and native to the eastern Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

You will notice from the photos that the flowers are large, trumpet-shaped, and creamy white in colour resembling the Easter Lily. I guess that is why they are also known as Herald’s Trumpet and Easter Lily vine. The leaves are big and glossy green. The thick woody vines are able to climb along, and far, as long as there is a strong support structure.

Beaumontia Grandiflora thrives well in good soil, adequate water and hot moist conditions, and they are regarded as among the most outstanding vines of the world. Quite an impressive plant really, which is why they are widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Apparently, the plant has medicinal value and is used in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory and pain-killing properties.

Big glossy leaves

The bridge’s rail provides strong support for the sturdy wooden vine winding along it.

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