Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I'm Not Buying Any More Plants Until..., 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
David, it sounds like your yellow and white one could be Celadine like the picture below.

There is a hot pink plumeria cultivar called "Plastic Pink," and it is very hard to root. I had three cuttings sent to me this fall, and all three rotted faster than any plumeria I've ever seen. A nub is going to be tough to root. I've managed to root a four-inch cutting before, but that was the smallest possible for me. Remember to give it lots of heat and sun while rooting.

Believe me, I understand the problem all too well as it is my problem too.

By the way, I've often heard of people buying one color at a Hawaii airport or a flower show somewhere, and it turns out to be another color. That happens a lot. The way to avoid that is to only order plumerias from reputable sellers. I have a list of reputable sellers that sell on eBay if you want it. Also, Florida Colors and Maui Plumeria Gardens are top notch and reasonable. I do not want to add to your "problems," but if you want to gamble on the colors you will get, Aloha Palms sells cuttings for $1.99 each (five cuttings minimum), which is a way that you can get different colors and not break your pocketbook. But you are right. These get to be trees and quite large in time, and they would each need a spot in the greenhouse for the winter.

Here are some links:

Florida Colors: http://www.floridacolors.com/
Maui Plumeria Colors: http://www.mauiplumeriagardens.com/
Aloha Palms: http://www.alohapalms.com/cgi-bin/store/agora.cgi