Ive had this plant since its intro in 2004.
I am thrilled that she finnaly has given me a bloom.
She smells very very sweet,
I cant quite put my finger on it.
Just very sweet, what a lovely flower she is too.
Thanks Brad!! ;^)
First Blooms on My Giant Aussie Orange!!
More picutres to come!!
WOO-HOO!!
Heres the rear
And for the grand finnaly!!
The front!!
WEEEE!!!! 8^D
michael..great...when i send pkg to "m" tomorrow i want to include "something " for you...can you get it from M...so i don't have to send 2 pkgs?
Absolutely!!
I see him about twice a week.
Thanks Man! ;^)
cool...thanks Michael..
Beautiful, Michael! Congrats on an awesome bloom, man! What a great color:-)
I love it - love it -love it!!
There are 3 more blooms waiting in the wind to open.
I bet you are so enjoying this bloom Michael, waiting so long for it. It is lovely!
The inflos tend to get large Michael, providing the rain doesn't beat them off. I love this plumie too!
Brad
Beautiful pic but where does the orange in the name come from. Picture looks reddish with a touch of yellow. I love the pictures you plumie growers post. They are always so full of beauty and color. Thanks for sharing.
Patty
Patty, I see some orange in there. True solid oranges are fairly non-existent in the plumeria world as of yet. Many plumies, though, have some nice orange centers. Barry's True Orange out of Singapore is probably the most solid orange that I've seen. Kimo has a lot of orange in it from what I understand.
Temperature has a lot to do with it also.
The pictures of this same plant when in Australia are indeed orange.
Heres one to look at.
Keep in mind also, this is a first bloom on this rooted plant
and Red + Yellow will make Orange when they blend more.
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Thanks for the explanation. I have one more question. It seems like whenever you plumie experts post pictures of your plumerias, they are loaded with flowers and it's right in the middle of the plant. Are some varieties more prown to have bigger flower clusters than others or does it all just have to do with how well you prep your soil, fertilizer, etc. Obviously, fertilizer and soil conditioner play a part, but the point I'm trying to make is if you keep all of these conditions the same for every type of plumeria you grow, will some varieties have bigger clusters and flowers than others "genetically speaking". Does that make sense?
Malestrom, that's a good lookin flower. I might have to try that one. I don't have anything orange in the garden.
Here are some pictures for you to look at: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/OF-31.pdf Yes, inflo's come in all sizes and shapes. Some have large basketball shaped inflo's, and some are small and dainty. Some are pendulous, and some are upright. In general, the more mature a tree is, the more branches and inflo's you will have and the bigger the inflo's will be. For example, some of my just-rooted and rooting cuttings are sending up inflo's and will flower, but the inflo will be fairly small. On the other hand, last summer, my largest grafted tree put out a nice large inflo from each of its three branches.
Beautiful picture, Clare--that's what I'm talking about as far as big, full, and flowers right on top. My plumeria flowers tend to be down amongst the leaves and they are not as visible as the picture you posted, but they are also young. They have grown by leaps and bounds since I bought both of them, probably close to 5 feet tall now. I also just started using a plumeria food the past month to month and a half. Before I always used osmokote until I joined DG and started learning about them.
Checked out the article in the link--very good info. Bookmarked it too so I can reference it later.
Thanks!!!!
Patty
Here's some of my Aussie Orange. The largest my flowers have gotten so far is 4 inches. I think age, climate, and soil affect coloration, size, and even scent. The original tree is over 100 years old and all of its flowers are 4.5 inches according to my Aussie grower, for whom I act as agent.
This message was edited Jun 22, 2006 10:52 AM
As far as solid orange, this is what a newly rooted 'Tropical Tangerine' did with its first flowers last year! This is another Aussie plumeria.
Here's the original G. A. Orange tree in all her spreading glory...
I like Tropical Tangerine too. That is one huge tree. I never realized that they could get that big. I can't imagine that whole thing in full bloom.
I love that picture Brad.
Im so glad to have it.
My Aussie Orange has 3 blooms today and its so neat to watch teh colors change as she ages.
The scent is soo mild.
I smell it best in the evening
Soft, Suttle, Sweet and Spicy
It is quite unique and im thrilled to have her.
I have inflos on 2 tips, the blooming inflo is the larger of the 2.
I have a 'Y' shaped base with another 'Y' on each limb
Im keeping the 2 tips that have infloed.
Ill be cutting the other 2 to sell privately at the end of the summer.
Im cutting them at 4 inches above the union so she branches low at those points.
Then ill have a nice thickly, evenly brached plant
Instead of a tall one with all the branches high up
Im very pleased at how she handles the climate here.
Ive lost several to root rot over the last year, I thought this one would be real sensitive.
She is proving to be a real hardy trooper.
Most definitly worth every dollar I spent and every moment Ive waited for her to bloom.
I believe I bought her in October of 04
Brad do you remember when you first offered her up?
This ones a real winner.
Ill let ya know if shes tough to root up here in PA. ;^)
I'm with Scoolie--I didn't know they could get that big. Love the pictures; please keep em coming . . . .
All I saw when I looked at that tree is lots and lots of cuttings to share. LOL
It really is a beauty, congratulations michael.
Michael,
So happy for you!!!
Patty, Jim Little's book has so many amazing pictures of different types of inflo's. You can get it at Amazon if you are interested. There really is a lot of variation when it comes to sizes and shapes of inflo's, not to mention the differences in sizes and shapes of the flowers themselves. JL illustrates all the different leaf shapes and tips and petal shapes and tips. There is so much variation with these trees. I do know, however, that some growers do have trouble seeing flowers sometimes, especially when their trees are planted too close together. In that case, some growers remove some leaves in order to see the flowers better.
Brad, those flowers are amazing! That tree is so awesome too. Here is a picture of Barry's True Orange below that belongs to Kathee, but I like your Tangerine better. Have you ever seen Dannye's orange called 'Orb'? It's a pretty amazing Oz plumie too.
Congrats on your blooms, Michael!
Here is Dannye's 'Orb':
Oh Wow, that is awesome; I love the orangy ones best. I am trying to root a Cookstown Sunset right now, wish me luck.
edited to correct my pitiful spelling.
This message was edited Jun 23, 2006 6:04 PM
Thanks for the info Clare. How many different variety of plumies do you have? Sure hope you "guys" will continue to post pictures. I just love all the bright different colors you all seem to possess.
Good luck, Ardesia! I'm sure it will root fine for you now that the weather is hot!
Thanks, Patty! I have just a few blooming now that I've posted before -- mostly whites. Here is my Magnum Opus that I took a picture of the other day. Soon, I will do another long thread with all my blooming flowers like I did last year.
Magnum O. is a nice plumie. The blooms smell just like its seed parent Pink Pansy----very strong and sweet.
I like it too, Michael! I don't have Pink Pansy so thanks for letting me know about the scent:-)