Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Good afternoon, Irma Bryant, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Nery, was that the Dutch auction on eBay? I have to be more careful about recommending eBay. It is an inexpensive way to buy plumerias sometimes, but there are also a lot of sellers who aren't selling healthy cuttings and who aren't selling the cultivars that they advertise. There are some great reliable sellers too. One just has to know which is which.

For example, Pooba (Darin) sold some cultivars earlier on eBay which were priced very well, and the cuttings were large and healthy when they arrived. I bought five different cultivars from him. His 'Kona Hybrid' has bloomed for me, and it is not the correct cultivar 'Kona Hybrid' which has a different petal shape. I don't mind though because I really like his flower, and it is the same flower that he showed a picture of when he sold the cutting, but I can't call it 'Kona Hybrid.' It shall remain unnamed, but it is beautiful. Here it is below. Now I have to examine those others that I bought from him to make sure they are the correct cultivars. I think they will be, and this one was just mislabeled.

One way to tell that you have a dark red plumie is that the leaves are dark red when they emerge. Scott Pratt has almost purple leaves when they emerge. Hilo Beauty has green leaves, but I think they are lined in red.