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Has a nice somewhat mild fragrance at the moment. This one is from my dear friend in Thailand.

ahh... one of my dream plumies... it's gorgeous Clare

That is beautiful. Love the slight twist to the petals.

Thanks, guys. I like it too. It's been one of my dream plumies too. This is the first time it's bloomed for me. I like it better than Sariah's Curly Pink if I can compare the two. SCP is a great bloomer with great big bloom heads, but it also seems like a much faster and bigger grower.

Hi Clare
Gorgeous!
Almost looks like a spider lily with those long flower petals!

Hi Don! It's great to see you! You're right that it does look kind of like a spider lily. I've always liked those flowers.

Beautiful, Clare....just beautiful...will be interesting to hear if the fragrance becomes any stronger.

Thanks, Chantell. I'll check it out it. I think it does have a nice fragrance.

Very nice Clare, it'son my want list. Please do let us know if the scent does become stronger, I am getting more and more picking about what I pick up, and unless it is just out of this world I am only looking for plumeria with a strong scent and slower growth habits. ACW seem to fit all thoise criteria exceot strong scent.
Davie

Davie and Chantell and All, the strong scent is here;-) I feel exactly the same as you, Davie. Strong scent and slower growth habit suits me well too. This is a good one. Davie, you would also like P. alba, P. bahamaensis, and P. stenopetala -- all of which have a strong fragrance and fairly slow growth habit in my experience. You would also like 'Vera Cruz Lutica,' which has a very desireable strong fragrance and which also seems to grow slowly.

Mercy....can almost smell her here!!!!

Thanks for all the suggetions Clare!

This is now one of my favorites:-)

See, look how beautiful that is... :)

Thanks! I concur! I love this one!

Absolutely beautiful Clare.
I have a question...Somewhere I saw someone mentioned using Epson Salts on plumies to keep the leaves from burning. How much and how often should I use it. Some of my leaves are obviously burning. Also, why does Epsom Salt help keep them from burning. (ok, it's more than one question!)

I may be in a minority with this opinion, but if you are using a fertilizer that includes micronutrients, there is no need to add Epsom salts to your plants. Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate. Unless your soil is deficient in magnesium or sulfur there is no need to add it to you soil. It is not a case where more is better. The plant will use only what it needs. Except for the case of plants suffering from magnesium deficiency mainly through overcropping, there is very little research to prove positively that Epsom salts is beneficial to plants.

The following article dispels some myths about Epsom salts:

http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~linda%20chalker-scott/horticultural%20myths_files/Myths/magazine%20pdfs/EpsomSalts.pdf

Louise, I haven't heard that about Epsom Salts, and I've never used it on my plants.

If you've got burn on your leaves, it might be a fertilizer burn, or maybe the plumerias aren't getting enough water?

Your leaves shouldn't have burn on them if water is adequate no matter how much sun they are getting and how hot it is getting where you are. Sometimes, a few days of high winds can do that.

Can you show a picture of your leaves?

Thank you Jose for the info on Epsom Salt. Sure glad I hadn't put it on the plumeria's. I do use it on my roses.
Clare, here's a couple of pictures of my leaves...this is 2 different plants but they look the same. I've been fertilizing them with a tropical plant fertilizer. I'll get the name of it and the ratio (?)
Thanks for the advice.

Here's the other one. Mind you, they don't all look like this, just a few of them.

Hi Louise, yes, I would be interested to see what you are using for fertilizer. I am unsure of whether that could be from a dry episode (sun scorch) or fertilizer burn. I think that, if you keep your plumies well-watered, especially during high heat periods, you won't see that again. I think I have had that on a rare occasion during a period of hot drying winds where I couldn't water.

Good morning my friend. I'll have to find the fertilizer, I may have used it all and threw it away. I bought it from Armstrong's about a year ago. He recommended it.
I will water more often as they are all in pots. What do you suggest with the heat wave we're having? Every other day? We do get very windy in the evenings but it's a cool breeze.
I appreciate your help.

Good morning;-) Don't worry about finding the fertilizer. I would just go with a balanced fertilizer in the future like 10-10-10 or similar. Stay away from that high middle number fertilizer as phosphorus build up is very bad for plants. I do believe salt build up can cause that kind of leaf burn as well.

I would just water when the top of the soil looks dry. You can stick your finger in to the top inch or so to make sure. Don't rely on a store-bought moisture meter to tell you as most of those are so inaccurate. You should be able to tell by looking at the top of the soil whether it needs water or not. I have pots that dry out so fast, and others that don't need as much.

I used to water every day in the summer at times but every other day should be sufficient. It really just depends on how dry your climate is there. If I'm not mistaken, even a cool breeze can contribute to drying the leaves and plants. We seem to have a constant breeze here too. I've been running the soaker hoses about every other day as well.

Maybe Dete will see this thread and chime in here. He is in Arizona where it is very hot and dry.

Here is my Aloha Palms Yellow yesterday.

Your leaves are so green and shiny. Aloha Palms is beautiful.
I am definitely not watering them enough, it is around 100 here so I will increase the watering and we'll go from there.
Sorry to have high jacked your thread.
I'm sure we are not as hot as Arizona!
Thanks again Clare.

It's probably the watering then. No need to apologize.

I think I got leaves like that when they were leaning on the aluminum siding along the house. Your house may be contributing to the problem by reflecting heat, but increasing the watering should help.

I found a picture of a seedling from 2006 with a similar problem. It was taken in the fall when we typically have plenty of heat and drying Santa Ana's.

Aha! Looks like the same thing as mine, no?
Thank you my good buddy!

ACW still going!

ACW still going strong!