Some Recent Plumie Pics

Thanks, Kathleen! I don't know if they do, but I sure do;-)

Wow... I mean, WOW...
Brittany

Thanks, Brittany!

Here's my multi-grafted tree blooming with 'Kauka Wilder,' 'Pacific Pearl,' 'Samoan Fluff,' and 'Marion B.':-)

Clare, that Lurline is quite the looker and I just showed hubby your multigraft and he let an "ahhh". He doesn't say much when it comes to gardening, so this "ahhh" means he was quite impressed, lol.

won't be long til I post pics of my beloved red plumies in full bloom.

Thanks, Nery! I'm glad your husband was impressed! Can't wait to see your pics too ^_^

looking very, very good clare! i have never seen a multi-tree blooming. absolutely awesome!

what are your humidity readings like during the summer? do you get a marine layer at all?

Thanks Dete! Here's a view of the bottom of the multi-grafted tree so you can see the whole tree. I have another multi-grafted tree just starting to open today.

I haven't checked the humidity for my area, but, yes, there is a marine layer in the morning sometimes. It usually burns off very quickly though.

Here's another multi-grafted tree starting to bloom a second cultivar. The first one, Spidery Yellow, has been blooming for a while now at the top, but a rainbow just opened on a limb below.

This is the new unnamed rainbow that just opened:

Just a few more pictures to share today:-) Kauka Wilder is just stunning!

'Singapore' is one of my favorites:

The 'Tahitian Sunset' blooms are very high this year.

I just love this pink of Kyle's:

Last one for today, this 'Salmon Brown' is just lovely:

Awesome pictures as usual...really like that Tahitian Sunset...is that unknown rainbow from Evelyn?

Thanks, Davie! I think it is indeed from Evelyn. I think I grafted a bunch of hers to this tree. This one below is from Evelyn too.

Great pictures! the second pic of multi graft theres a little leave plumeria what is the name of that one. How lucky is that to have 3-4 tips of different colors to bloom all at once. On the same tree custom! Yours are really going to town right now I would have a hard time going in the house. The scents have to be out of this world. Alot of them out of this country lol. Awesome pictures this is why i renewed my subscription to see these pictures thanks for sharing

Lovely, Clare. That brown is very pretty.
What is the definition of a 'rainbow?' Is it three or more colors?

Thanks, Dana. The multi-grafted ones are fun. Are you talking about the P. obtusa with the rounded leaves on the left by the statue? If so, that one is P. bahamaensis. I am enjoying the fragrances for sure. I put a 'Singapore' behind my ear as I was watering today, and it smelled so good!

Thanks, Kathleen. That's a good question. Yes, I think that is true. Rainbows are often some combination of colors together. Many plumerias have the yellow center, and a lot have the pink stripe on the back, but one or two other colors added to that can make a rainbow. I think I use the term pretty loosely -- maybe not the strict definition. LOL!

Clare darling
You are NEVER DONE!!
and im glad ;)
They are all so beautiful!!
Thanks for sharing them.

LOL! Thanks, Michael dear^_^

you'll never be able to reduce your collection of all those beauties. oh well...

humidity goes a long way. i notice that mine are doing better on the humid days.

That's true, Dete! Most of those are keepers for sure. That's why I enjoy making the multi-grafted trees. I can have four or more wonderful culitivars and only one thing to water and re-pot.^_^

We get the humidity at night when there is a mist in the air from the fog, but we don't get much during the day unless there is a tropical storm nearby.

Clare, DG just wouldn't be the same without your plumies! Just beautiful all the time.

Thanks, Gail!

Clare, your Plumie picture threads are always welcoming eye-candy! Your plants are so beautiful!

I have very few left this year. I have, "Yellow", "Rainbow", (both purchased online - without real names), "Teresa Wilder" (from Brad) and a few 3 year old seedlings.

I've lost Kauka Wilder. It flowered for 2 years but didn't produce a single leaf. I lost Brad's White as well. That's really sad, when I see what the flower looks like.

Thanks for sharing your beauties with us, here.

Hi Teresa! Thanks so much for your kind words! I'm so sorry to hear about your 'Kauka Wilder' and 'Brad's White.' You know, Florida Colors Nursery ships worldwide if you are looking to replace them: http://www.floridacolors.com/ I highly recommend getting ones that are grafted so you don't have to worry about roots. They don't have a 'Brad's White,' but they have lovely ones just like it, including some wonderful Thai cultivars.

Don't despair! I lost about a dozen this fall due to a very unfortunate Round-up Plus accident. Unfortunately, loss happens. I lost many, many 'Brad's Whites' this past winter and spring that I had intended to distribute again this year. It is very difficult to try to root cuttings in the cooler seasons of fall and winter, and even spring can be very cool here. Many of my 'Brad's White' cuttings rotted or became too desiccated to root. It was very sad that so many were lost. Bless Brad's generous heart. He wanted to share his beautiful trees this year like he did last year. I have about a half dozen that rooted though, and I kept a few and gave the rest away locally.

Thanks for the link, Clare. I had trouble with it this morning, but checked again ... and I get in just fine now. I'm going to shop around now! LOL!

Thanks again.

Clare, I have 3 new babies on their way to me !

Kauka Wilder, Donna S and Dan Leidke - all grafts.

I was looking to see what the shipping charges were, and I was pleasantly surprised that the shipping was included in the cost of the graft. I LOVE it!

T h a n k Y o u !!!

Awesome, Teresa! Congratulations! I love it too! ^_^

How funny! I tried so many times last night to get that site to open and couldn't. I even copied and pasted in the browser. Going to try again tonight.............thanks

Clare, I need some help , please. I don't think that I would ever be able to plant plumerias in the ground as I live out in the country where our temps reach freezing for hours at a time during Jan and Feb. Plus our winds have nothing to break the force of them almost year around.

Could you help me pick about 4 from this site that you think are particularly hardy OR would be great for big pots. I have a place to over winter them on my front porch which I wrap with 6 ml. poly from mid December through mid March.

Before you answer, let me take some pics of pieces people sent me this spring so you can see how quickly they do grow here. (I will take them in the morning). None of the ones I have were rooted when I got them.
thanks
gail

Gail, you are right that you can't plant them in the ground, but you can plunge them during the spring and summer and then dig them up and store them in your garage like so many people do during the winter. If you just want to keep them protected in pots against your house, then dwarfs might be the way to go like Dwarf Singapore White and Dwarf Singapore Pink or any cultivar that stays more compact like Thornton's Lemon Drop.

I'm getting more and more drawn to the dwarves and compact ones myself as I don't have the room to maintain tall-growing trees.

Clare, Gail,
I know this man, in fact he does our pest control, and he gives me a hard about potting my plumies. He SWEARS they can survive in the ground. I haven't seen his yard but I have seen pics and they are enormous plants. He made me promise I will plant one that I don't mind risking, so he can prove it. I haven't done it yet. No courage, lol.

About 3 years ago I planted two inground. They were practically obliterated during our mild winter but the 1st spring a branch came back. Neither of these plants get taller than 1 ft, but they are coming back. I am keeping them just to see how long they make it inground, but they're really more like shrubs, lol.

back to pest control guy, he told me that when he was divorcing his first wife, determining who kept which plumie was a BIG issue in their settlement. He is very into his plumies, lol.


I am in love with my dwarf Singapore pink.

Clare, I never even thought about plunging them in the ground each year...........I am going to do that for sure. The wind knocks the big one down every day.

I took some pictures this morning of the few I have. I need to turn the pots on the small ones as you can see I am using the storage building as a back drop for the wind.

I have no idea what kind these are as people just sent me cuttings.........will wait until they bloom before making a decision as to whether to keep or not.

As you can see, this larger one is against the house on the north side or she just falls over every day. She was blooming yellow, gold and white for a long time but then the storm rains came from Dolly and she quit blooming.

i will save every single seed I can. She is called Shibori Tie Die Mix...........I ordered them from the DG Marketplace as plants. Glad you like her....I do, too.

Nery, your pest guy probably has things in his yard which raise the ambient temperature and which create microclimates, perhaps with overhead protection from nearby trees, in order to get them to survive in his zone. Things like bricks, stones, concrete, aluminum siding, ponds -- all make the surrounding area warmer as they absorb heat during the day and radiate it at night. If he's in Zone 9, then he probably gets freezes in his area like other Zone 9 areas unless he's in some sort of protective pocket with assistance from various heat sources. I wouldn't risk your plumies if you know that you get killing freezes in your area. There are areas of 9b in Arizona that have plumerias, but at times, they get damaged or killed even with big buildings of concrete nearby and overhead protection.

Your plumies look great, Gail! Yes, plunging your big one will definitely help it from being blown over.

I just realized that I posted a morning glory post on the wrong thread! How embarrassing as I am not senile 'yet'........

You KNOW I wouldn't risk my precious ones. I am mainly sharing my conversation with this guy. Even my Panama plumie remains potted.

Everybody, don't plant them inground just because of my comments--I would feel awful if you lose yours.