Hello all,
I am new to Plumerias and have been reading all the helpful information here at DG for several weeks and just wanted to say hello. I grow all types of plants but went for Brugs in a big way. A friend who is president of one of the Brug org. has helped me in Winter my Plums, so things are looking up. I should have my first blooms in a few weeks from some seedlings I picked up at a plant swap. I will post pictures when I can and will continue to read as many post as possible. So thanks for the good information and I will see you soon.
kenboy
Ken Piercy
http://vonrussellfarm.com/PeafowlForum/
Hello and Thanks
Hi Ken and welcome to the Plumeria Forum! I have lots of brugs too and fell for them first before falling for plumerias in a big way. I think you'll find that plumerias are a lot less high-maintenance than brugs are! LOL! I do still love my brugs though; although, I am now down to just a dozen brugs but have hundreds of plumerias! I can't wait to see your pics! Thanks for being here.
I too have brugs. Only 3 at this point. I've sadly killed the rest. I stupidly thought that they could be easier that plumeria .WRONG...What a pain. I hope that I get it together with them soon. My friends all have blooms, I have bugs!!!
Mickey.
It's funny to see many people in both this forum and the brug forum.
I too am new to plumerias. I won some seeds for Carmen, Japanese Lantern, and can't remember the third off hand, and do realize plumerias do not come true from seeds, just like brugs.
Like the posts above me, I fell for brugs in a big way and have about 25 with seedlings that I'm growing out for other people in addition to that.
But, after looking at all the pictures of plumerias, I think these will be fun as well. In fact, since I didn't want to wait many years for these seeds to grow and bloom, I now have two rooted cuttings (one is 11" and the other is 12") coming my way that I won on e-bay.
It's very good to know that plumerias are easier to take care of than brugs!! This is a great forum with a lot of information, but I'm sure once I get these rooted cuttings, I'll still be full of questions. :)
Hi Felicia and welcome too! Plumerias are definitely less maintenance than brugs. With my brugs, I have to keep up regular watering and feeding, remove fallen blooms and yellow leaves, and spray for a number of insects. Their huge growth rate has forced me to put them all in the ground due to their fast rate of growth. With plumerias, they can take a little more neglect and still bloom like mad and look great. They don't get many yellow leaves except in the fall when they start to turn yellow and fall off before dormancy or due to the cold. They don't seem to get the same level of insect attacks either, but they do get mites like brugs do. Both are beautiful and have flowers that smell great! There are lots of people here that can answer your questions when you have them. Welcome again!
Thanks for the warm welcome, Clare!
I'm looking very forward to growing plumies because they are so beautiful, and I had no clue what they were really about until I won the seeds. So, more space will be needed for overwintering!! Oh, and I think after this last winter with the brugs inside, I should have the spidermites under control. YUCK!!
Yeah, spider mites are definitely awful.