Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A few questions from a newbie..(excited newbie!!), 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
SB, the dwarfs other than Dwarf Singaore White and Dwarf Singapore Pink are expensive and hard to come by. There are a few such as Dwarf Richard Criley Rainbow and Dwarf Watermelon (not really a dwarf). Mel Pa Bowman is a yellow dwarf, but I think it is a Singapore hybrid that is prone to black tip if I'm not mistaken. There are other low growing, densely branching plumerias such as Thornton's Lemon Drop, Samoan Fluff, and others that can be kept under five feet high and wide. I should also mention that Dwarf Singapore Pink does not seem to get Black Tip like the Singapore White and Dwarf Singapore White. I had my Dwarf Singapore Pink in my greenhouse last winter, and it did fine with no Black Tip.

The nice thing about these trees is that they grow slowly, respond well to pruning, can be grown in containers for a long time, and start easily from cuttings. That means that you can take cuttings and start over small again at any time. You can also root prune and repot in fresh soil every year or every other year in the spring. Here is a picture of my friend Scott doing some root pruning. He lives in Kansas City, and this plumie is 15 years old.