Rust is a bummer, but it is unavoidable, it seems, in humid areas. I think regular use of Bayleton is supposed to work well. I think you can buy the granules in big bags or buy liquid Bayleton. That is a very pretty flower, Kim!
New bloom Don't know if it has a name
Thank you, Clare, now I'm on the hunt for Bayleton.
Lily i bought it at ebay but i can't find the sticker spreader if I had that I could stop all this.Very nice flower Spraying here doesn't last a week supposed to drop to high 50's here cold front maybe that will help.Good enough for me to pack up and head to the water time to do some fishing and camping waited a long time for this cooler weather! Have a great weekend.!
Pretty Dana! Cool pods too. Mine havent even bloomed.
Karmaplace;
This is my 3rd year plumerias - from cuttings (so the age is indeterminable? maybe more maturity to produce offsprings) those that put out seedpods this year. The red one I purchased this summer, the inflo. looks partially spent after the blossoms are gone. It's at least 2 years old. So time plays a big factor on this I think. Clare, perhaps could share more facts of how long does it take for them to produce seedpods. I'm just guessing.
The things that determine seedpods is whether you've got a lot of pollinators in your area and how easily a flower pollinates itself. Certain cultivars tend to set more seedpods than others. I think that is because they self-pollinate easily due to the configuration of the flower and sexual parts. A regular fertilizing regimen, full sun, and lots of water is all you can do to achieve blooms. Once you've made sure that those needs are met, it is a waiting game. I think that is why we collectors have hundreds. Only 50% of mine bloomed this year. It is true that the bigger trees bloom more reliably with maturity.
Okay, so the only thing left for me to do is fertilize and wait till next year. Thank goodness it is a beautiful plant in general.
Karmaplace, fertilizing should be done from spring to fall and should be stopped by now. You can start again next spring. If you fertilized all this season, you should see some nice results next season.
Thanks Clare. . .I was questioning that, but was going to look it up first. I didn't fertilize at all this season. I have a lot to learn. :-) **blush**
Ok Clare I'll stop giving the hummingbirds credit lol A woman that i bought from told me that guess you can't belive what everyone tells you. I will have to look up that moth you were talking about I have 2 kinds here that hang out one is pretty black and gold the other is small and not so pretty colors has tan and yellow maybe thats it.
I just got some rooted unnamed plumies in a trade, they are pretty sad looking. I potted them up in a 50/50 peat moss and perlite mix and gave them just a teeny bit of water to settle the soil. Is there anything else I should do like cover them? I'm keeping the pots in the house because it's been going down to 40 degrees at night.
Some have damaged leaves, should I remove them?
Dana, those large ones are the hawk moths that are night pollinators. They could be as they have the long proboscis. I think thrips are responsible for pollination, but that is just the prevailing theory of the moment.
Dragonfly, I would water them well and put them on a heat mat under lights at night and put them out in the warm weather during the day. The damaged leaves can be removed.
Neon lights have been watching this one for a while. A cutting that came from Hawaii. This morning it looked like this has a really nice scent
And today when I came home it looks like this nice colors.
Dana, Try a tablespoon of Dishwashing detergent with you spray for your sticker- spreader.
I'm with all of you whom are interested in finding out if it's possible for a butterfly's proboscis to actually aid in the pollenation of a plumeria.
Don