Plumeria season.. 2016

[Silas_Sancona]

As the long days of mid-spring bring more and more 100F hints of the long summer ahead, it is only fitting that the Plumeria have awaken and have begun their yearly show in the garden.
While only two are in full bloom atm, others are quickly budding up, or starting to push infos.

Unfortunately, this likely won't be a banner year for the collection as a few of the larger specimens had to be cut up before the move, a couple of the rarer cultivars experienced stem rot issues, and i was forced to leave most of my large, seed-grown specimens which had rooted into the ground back in Florida. Despite that, cuttings i took are currently rooting in under a Lemon atm. On the flip side, i'm hoping to add another 15 or so cultivars to the collection this summer.

As the season begins..and continues, i'll add to this thread as others flower and encourage everyone to add pictures from their collections, even if it is Fall where you are at or, you just have a couple plants. Don't be shy.

For now, Plumeria X " Okeechobee " First to flower this year.



Plumeria X  "Maui Beauty" Exhibiting temperature-related color change. Flowers usually stay more solid pink with less contrast.

[Hammer]

Beautiful.   I love plumeria.  Wish I had more room for more of them.

[doranakandawatta]

Lovely pictures of beautiful plants; thank you.

Do you grow Plumeria stenopetala as well?

More pictures?

[Silas_Sancona]

14 hours ago, doranakandawatta said:

Lovely pictures of beautiful plants; thank you.

Do you grow Plumeria stenopetala as well?

More pictures?

Thanks Philippe.

 P stenopetala isn't in the collection yet, but is on the "to add" list.  I'll post more pictures as other cultivars start flowering.

As mentioned before, feel free to show off your own, or specimens you see around the neighborhood/town. Imo, every palm nut should have at least one Plumie i their garden

[The Silent Seed]

I love Plumerias - and have been looking for a good strong yellow and a variegated NOT GRAFTED -  any suggestions / recommendations? 

I am fairly new to them, but always have a few cuttings rooting here and there - in fact, I just put one in water a few weeks ago as an experiment to see what would happen - 2 weeks later, it has root buds! (I was fully expecting it to just rot away.) They are all generic, mixed cuts, nothing special. 

Some of them look like your Maui Beauty, but the base color is white - with pink rims, and the yellow throat. Another is similar, but very dark pink edges (instead of the pink seen in yours) - Are they all Maui Beauty, but slightly different from flower to flower? 

[Silas_Sancona]

On 5/16/2016, 8:48:36, santoury said:

I love Plumerias - and have been looking for a good strong yellow and a variegated NOT GRAFTED -  any suggestions / recommendations? 

I am fairly new to them, but always have a few cuttings rooting here and there - in fact, I just put one in water a few weeks ago as an experiment to see what would happen - 2 weeks later, it has root buds! (I was fully expecting it to just rot away.) They are all generic, mixed cuts, nothing special. 

Some of them look like your Maui Beauty, but the base color is white - with pink rims, and the yellow throat. Another is similar, but very dark pink edges (instead of the pink seen in yours) - Are they all Maui Beauty, but slightly different from flower to flower? 

Jude,

Best/ easiest yellow-flowered cultivar has to be "Aztec Gold".. Likely within the top 5 classic plumeria on pretty much any collector's list. Other good yellow cultivars i have seen include " yellow Jack", "Thornton's Lemon"  There are also other newer yellow hybrids showing up in collections from Thailand.

As far as the ones you described, considering there are several hundred + named varieties and likely just as many un-named seedlings lurking out there, it is hard to say what you have. One of the more common red/pink flowering types one might come across in FL is Key West Red, aka Cranberry. Aztec gold is almost a given anywhere there as well.

Both of these and several other older varieties were/ continue to be used to create newer cultivars. If memory serves me right, both Daisy Wilcox and Plastic Pink/Charlotte Ebert were some of the earlier cultivars used to create the Moragne collection of crosses in Hawaii.  Celadine, another common variety in Hawaii, is perhaps the most widely recognized Plumeria cultivar next to Singapore White.
 

[RedRabbit]

Wow, they look really nice. Somebody has one in my neighborhood but it is comparatively boring. The plumeria you posted are quite striking SS. 

[The Silent Seed]

Thanks for that info! 

I'll have to think about adding an Aztec Gold - I'm trying to find one that is a deep yellow, with no white. (Not sure if that exists.) 

Are there any non-grafted variegates available? It's a pet peeve - I just can't get past the ugly graft section (this goes for all other grafted plants too - Adeniums, trees, etc.) 

[Kevin S]

 Aztec gold I think it's the closest one too pure yellow.  One thing nice about a Plumaria if you bought one that was grafted and did not like it you could probably get away with just cutting above the graft and replanting.  I have a couple Plumarias that are grafted if I can remember I'll try to take some pictures.  Here is a photo of Veracruz rose  in flower on the big Island of Hawaii in my garden.  It smells just like a rose.

[RedRabbit]

48 minutes ago, Kevin S said:

 Aztec gold I think it's the closest one too pure yellow.  One thing nice about a Plumaria if you bought one that was grafted and did not like it you could probably get away with just cutting above the graft and replanting.  I have a couple Plumarias that are grafted if I can remember I'll try to take some pictures.  Here is a photo of Veracruz rose  in flower on the big Island of Hawaii in my garden.  It smells just like a rose.

Very nice, pink and yellow go quite well together. :D

[Kevin S]

 There was talk that that was going to be the flower they're going to switch to to make a lays out of instead of common yellow.

[Silas_Sancona]

On 5/26/2016, 11:04:32, Kevin S said:

 There was talk that that was going to be the flower they're going to switch to to make a lays out of instead of common yellow.

Id say give it a try.. Any Plumeria cultivar that has thick flowers that hold up / hold their color well after being picked will work well for Leis.

Jude,
Like Kevin mentioned, you can easily cut the selected cultivar from the root stock it may be grafted to and root it. Have several pieces off a few larger plants i had to cut up before the move doing just that atm. You can also root "noids", otherwise known as center cuts that have no tips. Just remember, if the leaf scars on a cut branch are "smiling", they are pointed the right way.

[chinandega81]

Silas, 

Do you have any issues with sunscald or heat related issues with your plumerias? It's supposed to be 115 by next weekend in my corner of the desert and I'm not sure how they will react to the intense desert heat?

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, chinandega81 said:

Silas, 

Do you have any issues with sunscald or heat related issues with your plumerias? It's supposed to be 115 by next weekend in my corner of the desert and I'm not sure how they will react to the intense desert heat?

Jaime,

No issues yet though i have noticed that flowers on the cultivars that have flowered so far have a tendency to mature and fade faster, with a little scald.

We're also supposed to enjoy the 110+F's this coming weekend so this heat spell will be a good test.

From what i have read, all or most of the cultivars developed from P. rubra, which makes up nearly 100% of the colorful varieties, will handle intense heat and full/mostly full sun well, while "Singapore", a White flowering, Evergreen-type will burn in full sun. Mine is up against a east facing wall and shaded during the hottest part of the day. All the P. rubra developed hybrids are out in full sun. Since all are in pots, i usually water well at least twice weekly right now. In the ground, a deep soaking once a week/ every other week through the summer should be plenty.

- Nathan

[Silas_Sancona]

A couple more pictures on a hot and smoky afternoon. After opening the season in shades of Pink, time for some Summery Gold and White.

Luc's Gold Cup:






Lemon Spider, First good bloom in a couple years:

[The Silent Seed]

Thanks guys for your input! 

[Howeadypsis]

Plumeria are beautiful flowers to the extreme. I'd love to be able to grow them here in England 

[The Silent Seed]

Howea - you can. 

[Kevin S]

On May 20, 2016 at 4:25:50 AM, santoury said:

Thanks for that info! 

I'll have to think about adding an Aztec Gold - I'm trying to find one that is a deep yellow, with no white. (Not sure if that exists.) 

Are there any non-grafted variegates available? It's a pet peeve - I just can't get past the ugly graft section (this goes for all other grafted plants too - Adeniums, trees, etc.) 

 I took a picture today for you one of my grafted Plumarias.   I don't think it looks too bad but I know what you mean by sometimes grafting a plant makes it look uglier.

[Kevin S]

 Here is a Nother photo from a different angle.

[The Silent Seed]

That looks very nice - I mean, I can't see the graft - maybe I'm just used to seeing fresher grafts? 

Thanks for sharing! 

[msporty]

This one was given to me as 'Australian Sunset' but I don't think this is an accepted cultivar. 

Labeled as 'Lavender.' I think it's a bit of a stretch to call the color lavender. Color fades quickly to white. 

Edited June 28, 2016 by msporty
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[Monòver]

I only have two Plumerias flowering. I took the cuttings two years ago in a big tree and this is the first time flowering in my garden.

I think this is most common cultivar, but for me is very nice.

[msporty]

A few more started flowering...

JL pink pansy. 

 

Aztec gold -- this has to be one of my overall favorites and cuttings are readily available.

 

[Ben in Norcal]

Here's my humble contribution:

[Silas_Sancona]

Everyone.. Great looking pictures!!, Keep 'em comin.

Sadly, June's brutal heatwave may have slammed the door shut on any more flowers on my own plants for the season. Trust me, last month, was a very frustrating month. There are a couple i'm watching, just in case ..but, if we don't get back into our typical Monsoon pattern( some rain/ more moisture in the air), and instead pursue more 5% humidity plus 110+ heat the rest of the summer, What plants are budding (really, trying to re-bud after surviving the heat wave) will loose them. Regardless, hoping for some later season surprises now that all were re-situated under more shade.

[Kevin S]

 This photo is one of my favorite Plumaria I have it was the first fruity smelling Plumaria I started to grow.  I got my cutting of this one in very early 90s  from a couple living in leisure world in seal Beach Ca.  They got the original cutting of the plant from Hawaii way back in the day.  Since I just got it from someone in leisure world I call it leisure world Plumaria.

[Kevin S]

 This is a photo of my grafted Plumaria in flower.

[Kevin S]

 This Plumaria flower is also a fruity fragrance.

[msporty]

Jeannie Moragne -- a little stressed by our heat wave.

[Kevin S]

 So I took a close-up photo of my grafted Plumaria.  I know grafted trees sometimes look funny when you look at their trunk hopefully this one won't.

[Kevin S]

 This is a plant I got from a cutting that I drove by for a few years. I really liked how well it flowered and the flower color.  I was lucky enough to run into the owner one day and asked for a cutting.  Most people who have a Plumaria are pretty nice about giving cuttings away to people that ask if they could have a cutting.  I giveaway many cuttings every year.

[Coconutman]

Hope I can get some blossoms this year! 

[Axlhoss]

Here's a little collage of what's going on in the front yard. 

[Al in Kona]

On ‎5‎/‎26‎/‎2016‎ ‎7‎:‎13‎:‎38‎, Kevin S said:

Aztec gold I think it's the closest one too pure yellow.  One thing nice about a Plumaria if you bought one that was grafted and did not like it you could probably get away with just cutting above the graft and replanting.  I have a couple Plumarias that are grafted if I can remember I'll try to take some pictures.  Here is a photo of Veracruz rose  in flower on the big Island of Hawaii in my garden.  It smells just like a rose.

I have a good sized Vera Cruz Rose in the garden here in south Kona, Big Island also.  It grows well and the rose fragrance is unique for a Plumeria.  A pic of the flowers.

[Kevin S]

 This year was a real good year for my Shell Plumaria.  When the weather gets super hot sometimes the flowers will open all the way but I refer them in the shell form.

[Monòver]

In July i received a few new varietys from Thailand.

One is flowering now, J4 variety.