Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Plumeria from seed, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Debbie,

I have about 50 seedlings now. Some of them are seeds that a friend of mine collected while he was on vacation in Hawaii. You can start them outside in full sun if you wish. Just keep the medium moist at all times. It might be easier to keep the medium moist in part sun which would be fine too.

I have heard of seedlings blooming at around a year and a half, but that is rare. Two to three years is more common, but it is also true that some can take much longer. I read a post once where someone posted a picture of a seedling that they had waited 20 years for it to bloom. I'm not sure that I would have kept a seedling that took so long to bloom, but, anyway, that is rare too. If the seedlings are getting the proper amount of light and fertilizer, they should bloom in 2-3 years.

I've heard that too, but sometimes, dormancy can't be helped, and it is not fatal if it happens. However, if you plant them now, you should have seedlings in about 30 days or less, which means they will be around two months old when cold weather comes? They shouldn't be subjected when they are seedlings to temps under 60 at that young. And, yes, that means a heat mat and plant lights in a heated house, or, alternatively, a bright area near a window with supplemental light. When I started my seedlings, I had them in small containers on a baking sheet, and I would put them in the warm sun during the day and on the stove top with a plant light at night.