Blooms are on and off throughout the year, with large, white tulip-like flower buds. These open at night to reveal long white, pink-tipped filaments that, when fully extended, resemble a powder puff. Their heavy scent attracts nocturnal pollinators, including moths and nectar-feeding bats.
The flowers develop into four-sided woody fruit about the size of a juvenile coconut. Green when young, they become dull grey-brown and, like a coconut, will float and drift on the ocean until they land on new shores.
