PLumerias

[Really full garden]

Plumerias do really well at my beach garden.They love the sun and fast draining soil.The wind keeps fungus and rust problems to a minimum.

This is the native white that has no scent.I have seen this one growing on rocky hillsides at 1600m where winter temps drop to 6-8C every night in Dec-Jan.

This is also a native.It seems that the pinks and reds grow at lower altitudes.It is also scentless

My favorite , P.obtusa "Singapore"It is evergreen and has a wonderful light lemony-magnolia perfume

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I dont know this ones name,it has a great scent and thick petals

"Kohala" this is a dark wine colored with a velvety texture.Nice light orange blossom scent

"Paul Weissich" buds opening.This has a peach scent

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I have a big iguana problem.They devour young plumeria leaves and buds.I have to put these sleeves to keep them from climbing.You can see the latex drips from their claws.

I actually have to cage smaller plumerias to save them from the dinosaurs.

[Kris]

Dear Scott

lovely collection & the protection enclosures are very inovative..soon i will try it on some of my delicated plants too !

And when time permits i will upload my stills of pulmerias soon.

thanks & love,

Kris

[Kris]

Okay now shall we see few stills of my collection here !

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[Really full garden]

Kris,thank you for sharing your beautiful plumerias.Have you ever been to the Matrimandir Gardens in Auroville south of Madras?They are supposed to have a very large collection of plumerias.

[Kris]

Hello Scott

i have heard of this place from the time i was a kid,the location is our union territory of Pondicherry ! which is around 160 KMS from chennai(Madras) !

but heard that they have an impressive collection of plumerias...but never been their.i think i must visit this place soon..with my camera.

thanks & love,

Kris

[realarch]

Nice shots you guys, always amazes me the different conditions this plant can withstand and still look great.

Here are some backyard photos I've taken over the years.

Tim

Hilo Beauty

Japanese Lantern

[realarch]

Just a couple more.

Dean Conklin

Don't know the name of this one, but it's the most fragrant and hardiest of them all.

[Gbarce]

not exactly a Plumeria but related.

Interesting flower. I thought that it had a double set of petals but it is just markings on the flower

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Tim,beautiful plumerias, I did not know they did so well in San Diego.I really like the Japanese Lantern.

Gene, I want to try adeniums as well.None are available here .I would have to get them in Miami.I grew some of my plumerias from seed and I think adeniums are just as easy so I might give that a try first

[Walter John]

Lousy season here in Sth East Qld for the plumeria hence no pics for yas, check next year.

[realarch]

Hey Scott, plumeria do really well here and can get very large. They are hard to kill although some cuttings

I have given to friends have become casualties. It's the 'green thumb thing I guess.

Most of mine have come from cuttings from Hawaii and they just flourish.

Tim

Random shot of the backyard.

[Kris]

Gentlemen lovely stills and here are few stills of the same varities but different angles ! and i do this just to bump this lovely thread...

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[ariscott]

I have to show my so called 'blue' frangipani. It is very difficult to photograph and the photos don't even come close to show the true colour. Don't ask me what it is, because I got no idea. Someone told me it looks like one of blue Thai hybrids.

This is the first time ever flowering for me... so I am very excited. Worth keeping, I'd say....

Regards, Ari

[buzzmonkey]

They get really huge here in South Florida too. Here's one in my neighborhood that's pushing 30 feet.

[Walter John]

I have to show my so called 'blue' frangipani. It is very difficult to photograph and the photos don't even come close to show the true colour. Don't ask me what it is, because I got no idea. Someone told me it looks like one of blue Thai hybrids.

This is the first time ever flowering for me... so I am very excited. Worth keeping, I'd say....

Regards, Ari

So that's the blue frangi, quite the wonder isn't it, now let's get straight to the point, I WANT ONE !!!!

[ariscott]

I will do my best to get you one, Wal. When are you coming back?? If not for another 2 years, I might be tempted to plant it in the ground... :).

Regards, Ari

[joe_OC]

You guys in Australia should get your plumies from here:

http://www.sacredgardenfrangipanis.com/plumeria_07.htm

The Prowse family has done an amazing job with them...

The weather here has not been hot enough for my plumerias to bloom. Give me a few more weeks and I will post.

Joe

Edited June 16, 2008 by joe_OC

[ariscott]

I wished I could... some of the plumeria there are a bit expensive for me, especially the blue ones... I like going around the place and ask for cuttings if I see the ones I like.

Regards, Ari

[Walter John]

They don't have "redaz" either.

[joe_OC]

Wal... "redaz"????!!!

I am not sure if I want to know what that means...hehehe

[Walter John]

Wal... "redaz"????!!!

I am not sure if I want to know what that means...hehehe

It's fair dinkum Joe, it's a deep red cultivar that our FM Daryl was connected with, he can tell you the story and perhaps show a pic as mine didn't even bloom this season just gone, as I said earlier a real lousy time for plumerias here, heaps of rain and milder temps than usual.

[Eric in Orlando]

here are some we are growing;

Plumeria rubra f. tricolor

Plumeria rubra f. lutea

[Eric in Orlando]

Plumeria pudica

Plumeria obtusa

Plumeria stenophylla

[plumi-friend]

Wow, all these hudge Plumeria beauties!!!!!!!!!

See my first Plumeria blooms from this year`s cuttings: Penang Peach

Edited June 20, 2008 by plumi-friend

[plumi-friend]

And this is Siam Yellow

[joe_OC]

Great pics, Eric! Nice to see Plumeria TREES. A lot of people forget that and grow them as container plants.

[Daryl]

Wal... "redaz"????!!!

I am not sure if I want to know what that means...hehehe

It's fair dinkum Joe, it's a deep red cultivar that our FM Daryl was connected with, he can tell you the story and perhaps show a pic as mine didn't even bloom this season just gone, as I said earlier a real lousy time for plumerias here, heaps of rain and milder temps than usual.

Joe, Here is Reddaz. This is a great Red plumeria that is different to all other Red plumies in Oz. It is an OZ variety that is similar, but not the same as the Hawaiian variety called Hilo Beauty.

Ari, is that NQ Blue from Steven Prowse?

regards,

Daryl

[ariscott]

No... it is from a guy up in the tablelands... His name escapes me at the moment. I can't afford Steve's prices for the blue frangipani.

I was talking to a guy in Thailand, apparently it is another Thai hybrid. The photos don't do it justice. It is a lot nicer and paler grey/blue/purple... whatever you call it. How is yours going?

Regards, Ari

[Daryl]

No... it is from a guy up in the tablelands... His name escapes me at the moment. I can't afford Steve's prices for the blue frangipani.

I was talking to a guy in Thailand, apparently it is another Thai hybrid. The photos don't do it justice. It is a lot nicer and paler grey/blue/purple... whatever you call it. How is yours going?

Regards, Ari

Ari, still going strong..all leaves are still on it, and the cutting definitely has roots! It may be the same as NQ Blue. A local grower here has one that is the same and goes by the name of Lilac Clouds. Apparently for the best blue colour this variety must not get too much sun.

Daryl

[ariscott]

Too late... don't have shade... Hopefully my Bauhinia next to it will grow faster and provide shade... but until then, I have to be happy with whatever colour it gives me.

Regards, Ari

[joe_OC]

The blues and purples don't look good in Coastal Southern California... We do not have enough heat to bring out the colors.

[ariscott]

I have an obsession about blue flowering tree... There are equally nice if not nicer plumerias in other colour. So, you don't miss out on much.

Regards, Ari

[joe_OC]

Hi Daryl,

I really like "REDDAZ"! Is it difficult to get a cutting air mailed to CA? I have APHIS import license for them from OZ. Have you seen "Capalaba Pink"? It is my favorite plumie from OZ right now. I did not get an inflo from mine this year...

Joe