Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A question please!!!, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Melanie and Crystal,

My plumerias start to bloom in spring, and they are still blooming now. If it is a mild winter, they will bloom until December. Each cultivar and species can start to bloom anytime between spring and fall. I have some starting to bloom now, while others started in the spring. Each cultivar and species has flowers which have varying degrees of "keeping quality," which is basically how well the flower keeps its shape, form, and color after being picked. Some "keep" for a really long time, and some don't. In the same way, some flowers last a really long time on an inflorence, and some don't. However, you can still have constant blooms on even the ones which don't have good keeping quality because, as old flowers fade, new ones open. Here is an infloresence which shows old and new blooms. As old flowers fade and drop off, new buds open and bloom.