Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Some More Plumeria Flowers, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Brad! Wow, thanks for all this info. It still doesn't convince me that they are different though! LOL! Those two pictures look like identical cultivars to me. Differences in bloom color and inflo size and blooming frequency are common in different plants and can be attributed to a variety of subtle differences in growing conditions; right?

For example, I have four Penang Peach cultivars. One is a rather poor bloomer with light yellow blooms; two are fantastic bloomers with big inflo's (different shapes) and dark orange colors; one has a color break and is going to get tossed. They are in different parts of the yard and experiencing different growing conditions but the same weather, same climate, and the same potting mix but different pots.

You could be right, and they are just similar-looking, but I think Oz has a problem with getting their names straight so it wouldn't surprise me to learn that they are the same cultivar. I know that they are working on resolving this problem. The growth pattern is certainly the same. After you told me that you suspected that they were the same cultivar, I did some research and compared every picture that I could find and examined the petal shape, overlap, leaf shape, and growth pattern, and I agreed with your conclusion, but I will re-examine this since you have determined that they are not the same, and I won't change the name on my plant;-)

This message was edited Nov 6, 2006 9:50 PM