Weird request, but do any of you living in these areas have a plumeria on your property? I just started growing them this year and I’d love to purchase a cutting from you. Amazing plants. There's literally 1000's of different varieties, sizes, color and smells. The smells can range from candy, perfume or even sun tan lotion! You won't get blooms every year until they're older and established, but the wait is well worth it. Cuttings are simply taken from a plant, dried out for 7-14 days and then placed in well draining soil. It's fairly easy to establish a new plant from a cutting.
My first and only flowering plumeria from May of this year. There's a light, fruity fragrance to this.
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Nice. Almost orchid-like.
Yeah, kind of similar! Can be smaller blooms but smell amazing. They need a bit of work in AZ due to the heat and freezing temps, but it's nothing too crazy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Yeah, kind of similar! Can be smaller blooms but smell amazing. They need a bit of work in AZ due to the heat and freezing temps, but it's nothing too crazy.
My dad was pretty into raising orchids the last 15 years or so of his life. I think he'd have liked those things. [Reply]
Originally Posted by vailpass:
Lew have you gone to Moon Valley Nursery to check out their plumeria strains? Or Summerwinds?
Oh yeah. I’m a nursery slut. The plant stand in Tempe and many Lowe’s and Home Depot have them. Since they’re grown in California, they take acclimation to the sun here. It’s also hard because if you’re looking for a certain one, you’re just taking a chance driving around trying to find a certain variety. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Oh yeah. I’m a nursery slut. The plant stand in Tempe and many Lowe’s and Home Depot have them. Since they’re grown in California, they take acclimation to the sun here. It’s also hard because if you’re looking for a certain one, you’re just taking a chance driving around trying to find a certain variety.
Sounds like you have it covered. Those are pretty flowers, didn’t know they grew here. Years back I used to date a girl who used plumeria body spray. Always liked it. No idea if it smells anything like real plumeria. [Reply]
Interesting, pollinated at night by the sphinx moth. Doesn't give nectar, just pollen.
I'm always on the lookout for honey bee beneficial plants, but plumeria doesn't seem to be one. They sound like they smell amazing! [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Weird request, but do any of you living in these areas have a plumeria on your property? I just started growing them this year and I’d love to purchase a cutting from you. Amazing plants. There's literally 1000's of different varieties, sizes, color and smells. The smells can range from candy, perfume or even sun tan lotion! You won't get blooms every year until they're older and established, but the wait is well worth it. Cuttings are simply taken from a plant, dried out for 7-14 days and then placed in well draining soil. It's fairly easy to establish a new plant from a cutting.
My first and only flowering plumeria from May of this year. There's a light, fruity fragrance to this.
I don't have any in my yard. My daughter gets Plumaria cuttings all the time. I remember her leaving a cutting on her porch floor for 2 months before she planted it, and when it was planted it came to life. Crazy plant. She has white flowered plants. [Reply]
